Marsh Wrens Tanka
by C J Gregory
music of marsh wrens
songs not inconspicuous
epigrammatic
thrills sent singing rattling trills
belligerent agenda
(As a rule, one line of tanka has thirty- one syllables, which break down into five parts. The first and third parts have five syllables each, and the rest have seven (that is, 5-7-5-7-7). )
Wild Strawberries Haiku
by C J Gregory
sign of the season
promise of a sweeter taste
wild strawberries bloom
Thin Ice Haiku
by C J Gregory
walking on thin ice
with every step touch-and-go
unpredictable
Found Feathers Photo with Haiku
My thinking process while writing these haiku …
Many found feathers are the result of the natural process of molting…
Molting in birds is a periodical shedding of feathers to make way for new growth …
New growth is rejuvenation…
Nature lovers treasure found feathers…
Many bird feathers are beautiful and worthy of display…
An unusual way to describe a display of feathers is to relate it to the historical Panache…
A Panache is a plume of feathers displayed on a helmet…
The force of gravity is why feathers fall to the growth and provide opportunity to be found…
Found Feathers Haiku
by C J Gregory
molting makes way for
feather rejuvenation
treasures for others
saving found feathers
ornamental bowl panache
gravitational
Autumn Crisp Haiku
by C J Gregory
colors demonstrate
transition intermission
summer fall winter