Wednesday 9 April 2008

haiku

city centre -
a heron flies above
the roof tops.

19 comments:

Scot said...

a postcard sent home--nice

Janice Thomson said...

There's something very incongruous about a heron flying over rooftops - good one Juliet - I like this

Crafty Green Poet said...

Scot - nice way of looking at it, thanks!

Janice - incongruous was just what i thought too!

Anonymous said...

Every night, the skies are filled with herons and egrets and storks headed back to the rookeries.

Love the vision you gave me.

Crafty Green Poet said...

Brian - you're lucky to see so many of them! There are plenty of herons in Edinburgh, but not normally flying over the nearby roofs!

WH said...

A perfect study in contrasts! Thoughtful ku!

A wildlife gardener said...

Must be on its way to someone's pond to gobble all their fish or the frogs, toads and newts :)

We have one like that who comes to our ponds for his share of the goodies.

polona said...

i can relate - i see them occasionally just like you described :)

RG said...

One flies over our "Cuckoo's Nest of Bunnies" now and again as well ...

magiceye said...

flyers rule!!

Jeques said...

Lovely contrast of natural and man-made elements. You capture them like a snapshot in words.

I wish you well.

~ Jeques

Anonymous said...

A perfect photo!

children's day out

Anonymous said...

What a sight that would be! I love herons.

Linda Jacobs said...

I like the contrast between the city and nature! Good one!

Rambler said...

very nice...was trying to see if this was in a way figurative..

Anonymous said...

Beautiful imagery in this one ... I can see the heron in his lonely flight!

Tumblewords: said...

Snapshot perfection!

Anonymous said...

I always feel lucky when I see a heron. They are such majestic birds.

Anonymous said...

materialism v/s romanticism-appeal filed!