Silently breathing,
barely moving, I still spook
the great blue heron.
Tag Archives: Nature Observation
Pawpaw Male and Female Difference: Haiku
Out with my paintbrush
finding pawpaw pollen. Once
finding pawpaw pollen. Once
you see gold, it clicks.
At the request of a #PawpawFanatic on Facebook, I followed up with a limerick:
Telling pawpaw gender is easy
if you look when it’s not breezy.
Glance at a bloom when it’s still.
You won’t get a thrill,
but the males will make you sneezy.
Visual Pollution Caused By Bad Parking: Haiku Lament
If you park your car
in the wrong place, it can wreck
a perfect sunset.
Sunset Add-On: Haiku
Backlit leaves on oaks: /
A glowing add-on to a
sunset I’ve n’er seen.
Beer Can in Sillouette: Haiku
New silver-green leaves
wave at white clouds in a bright
blue sky. Add beer can?
Wish For Dark Skies: Haiku
I see waves of rain
dance toward me, but I still wish
we lived ‘neath dark skies.
When The Rain Comes: Haiku
Ahhh! NOW I hear rain!
It’s crossing the field, through woods,
soon will splash my legs.
Morning Rhythm And Wave At The Sun: Free Verse Nature Observation
Deeply immersed
in the morning
rhythm of the woods,
I didn’t need
the sun to greet me.
Still, when Sol
popped his head out
from behind the rain clouds,
I was grateful
and gave him
a “Good Morning!” wave.
Diamonds in the Trees: ImproVerse Rhyming Poem
Friends were complaining after a major ice storm in the Chattanooga Metro area (Catoosa County, NW Georgia). With lows around 6 degrees above zero, it WAS cold! As the sun came up, it showed something magical: Diamonds in the Trees. I walked through the woods and out into the wildflower field at Spirit Tree Farms, where goldenrods, pokeweed, late bonneset, blackberries, grasses, and other native plants joined with honey locusts, hickory and oak trees, and more, to show off a collection of sparkling jewels unmatched at any jewelry store. I riffed these iambic lines in a video, trying to stiffle my crying. Thanks to HomeGrownNationalPark.org for the inspiration, and to Heavenly Father and His Son Jesus for the Creation.
Rain Puddle Cold Water Gathering: Haiku
When the rain puddles,
then cold comes, gather water
with freezing fingers.