Haiku With HA – Birds May 15, 2014

Posted on May 15, 2014 by Georgia

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spring is in the air
the birds are all courting now
they chortle and sing
looking for material
to build their summer’s nest

blackbirds, my favorites
sing out in the early morn
but sparrows are fun
they play tag on my terrace
in their loving hide and seek

ducks squawk on the lake
swans twine necks on the water
the swallows returned
from their winter homes down south
the coo-coo’s call fills the air.

spring is in the air
bird joy fills my eyes and ears
life renews the land

Written for Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie – Heeding Haiku with HA

32 thoughts on “Haiku With HA – Birds May 15, 2014”

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Charles Yallowitz on May 15, 2014 at 12:46 said:

Love the poem. Birds are always a favorite symbol to see.

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- Bastet on May 16, 2014 at 06:30 said:
  
  They’re a classic for spring!
  
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Blog It Or Lose It on May 16, 2014 at 04:40 said:

This is beautiful — so many ways we’re enriched by birds in our lives!
Sparrows *are* a lot of fun. And as much as I used to hate the grackles (our version of blackbirds) I love them now. Aggressive, but comical and very bright.
Great poem Georgia!

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- Bastet on May 16, 2014 at 06:47 said:
  
  Hmmm…I’m not sure your blackbirds are the same family as mine. Seems like many in North America mixed them up with crows, basically because the European blackbird doesn’t have a counterpart that I know of in North America, although a lady wrote to me about some red-winged blackbirds, but I don’t remember where she was writing form…Glad you liked the poem in any case.
  
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  - Blog It Or Lose It on May 16, 2014 at 07:19 said:
    
    We have red-winged blackbirds, but they show up in more rural areas. When I went through Gettysburg they were *everywhere*. In town we only get grackles and crows. The crows would ordinarily be more “rural” too but they love roosting at the cemetery up the street. Guess I was referring more to function than to actual scientific-bird-family. If that makes sense! o.O
    
    Anyway …. the poem is beautiful 🙂
    
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    - Bastet on May 16, 2014 at 07:29 said:
      
      Thanks Jen. Crows and ravens have a particular connotation in Europe…and it’s not odd you’d find them in cemetaries. Glad you liked the poem.
      
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      - Blog It Or Lose It on May 16, 2014 at 07:54 said:
        
        Same connotation here — “quoth the raven, Nevermore!”
        
        Odd though – Baltimore’s football team (American football, not soccer) is the Ravens. Wonder what Poe would think of THAT?!? 😉
        
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      - Bastet on May 16, 2014 at 07:59 said:
        
        Scavengers? Think their basball team chose a cooler bird… 😉
        
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      - Blog It Or Lose It on May 16, 2014 at 22:39 said:
        
        MUCH cooler! Though the Ravens’ purple uniforms are pretty.
        
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      - Bastet on May 17, 2014 at 05:27 said:
        
        Ah…purple can be so elegant!
        
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      - Blog It Or Lose It on May 17, 2014 at 05:48 said:
        
        …. too bad I hate football (American football, that is).
        
        Did I say that???? Drop your rocks, Americans! I’m sorry! 😉
        
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      - Bastet on May 17, 2014 at 06:18 said:
        
        LOL…never seen much in the game myself, but once I went to one with my sis who loves them…and found “tailgating” fun. 😉
        
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      - Blog It Or Lose It on May 17, 2014 at 07:22 said:
        
        Tailgating is probably the *only* fun part! IMHO, baseball is even more boring than football. zzzzz. (Shall I hand over my “American as Apple Pie” ID card? What kind of lousy American am I?) 😉
        
        Give me soccer and ice hockey any day.
        
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      - Bastet on May 17, 2014 at 07:30 said:
        
        LOL…I have to agree that unless you’re playing baseball yourself there is nothing more boring…but alas, I live in Italy, so I’m as American as Pizza Pie 😉
        
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      - Blog It Or Lose It on May 17, 2014 at 07:31 said:
        
        [LOL!] 😉
        
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      - Blog It Or Lose It on May 16, 2014 at 22:41 said:
        
        Before I forget – isn’t this your city?
        
        http://cristimoise.net/2014/05/15/fountain-of-neptune-and-duomo-trento/
        
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      - Bastet on May 17, 2014 at 05:34 said:
        
        Well, the capitol of my province anyway … That’s the city center. I’ve never seen a shot quite like this one!
        
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      - Blog It Or Lose It on May 17, 2014 at 05:57 said:
        
        It was quite beautiful!
        
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      - Bastet on May 17, 2014 at 06:20 said:
        
        Yes it is!
        
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barbtaub on May 16, 2014 at 10:25 said:

Lovely poem. The birds are so wonderful! Did you ever see the old clip about the composer who wrote down the music of birds perched on wires? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoM4ZZJ2UrM

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- Bastet on May 16, 2014 at 13:00 said:
  
  Cool…I’m off to hear it!
  
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Tracesofthesoul on May 18, 2014 at 02:49 said:

The poem is magnifique!! and those photos…wow!! I may not have time yet…btw, I love the change of your blog…very nice, Georgia and easy to read for my old eyes {winks}

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- Bastet on May 18, 2014 at 06:11 said:
  
  A little spring cleaning…glad you like it! And I’m glad you liked the poem and photos too. Are you at home…do you have the Sunday off?
  
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  - Tracesofthesoul on May 18, 2014 at 06:15 said:
    
    No just today Saturday which is now over…it is midnight here. I took photos of a turtle dove a while back and never had a chance to write something fitting…not sure if I have time but that and my ducks I visited with my son…I will see. Check out the Painted Lady addendum story I wrote and let me know what you think (smiles)
    
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    - Bastet on May 18, 2014 at 06:43 said:
      
      I did and I also commented…it’s great and makes me think we should develope a duet somehow … I like this twist to Claire’s story.
      
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      - Tracesofthesoul on May 18, 2014 at 07:29 said:
        
        Sure…I had to move Donna to France as my Italian was too limited:)
        
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  - Tracesofthesoul on May 18, 2014 at 17:48 said:
    
    I took a discretionary day off today on this glorious Sunday….ahhhhh nice to be wiser as we get older:)
    
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    - Bastet on May 18, 2014 at 18:45 said:
      
      YEah…a little rest on a Sunday is a good thing…I spent the morning and part of the afternoon at the lake taking photos of…ducks and sailboats, what else 😉
      
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      - Tracesofthesoul on May 18, 2014 at 18:52 said:
        
        Ah lovely….I am on standby a friend may call who is very ill….not sure I should venture a drive to the lake but it sure is tempting.
        
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anmol(alias HA) on May 19, 2014 at 10:55 said:

Amazing… the photos, the words and the imagery. I loved it. 🙂

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- Bastet on May 19, 2014 at 15:49 said:
  
  Thanks so much Anmol…it was a beautiful prompt! 🙂
  
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