dark clouds roll away -
a crow drinks
from glittering tractor-tracks
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Posted by John McDonald at 3:31 AM
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RULESThis blog is open to all haiku poets! Please submit your FAMILY-FRIENDLY haiku, senryu, tanka, haiga, or haibun.You can also submit photos or drawings to enhance our experience of reading your one-breath thoughts!Artwork or photographs should be the original work of the contributor. If not, it is the contributor's responsibility to ensure that they have permission to use the work.ALL POSTS WILL BE BOLD AND IN (you decide the color). If you decide to use another color, please make sure that your text doesn't disappear into the background.The only requirement for posting is that there should be an WINTER theme.Postings/day: 3 maximum.
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4 comments:
just wonderful, John. I love the glittering tractor-tracks.
agree with nora, the last line captures the moment
vdery good ! a strong scene !
We've much to learn from the birds, I think - for whom one "cup" is just as good as another.
A refreshing observation.
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