tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post3026176151030432625..comments2024-03-14T16:17:34.578+00:00Comments on Crafty Green Poet: swift haikuCrafty Green Poethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-31383594916072098022010-05-17T04:38:35.009+01:002010-05-17T04:38:35.009+01:00Lovely haiku. I enjoy watching the chimney swifts ...Lovely haiku. I enjoy watching the chimney swifts at the old houses at the museum and the cliff swallows who build their nests under the bridge at the river near here. Their aerobatics amaze me.bunnitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07762412508859521913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-71665393978899150982010-05-17T02:21:48.947+01:002010-05-17T02:21:48.947+01:00A delightful haiku Juliet - we have black swifts h...A delightful haiku Juliet - we have black swifts here but they are very rare and endangered.Janice Thomsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02506920585319893814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-29212797233987970152010-05-16T18:52:04.893+01:002010-05-16T18:52:04.893+01:00EG Wow - that's exactly what they're like!...EG Wow - that's exactly what they're like! <br /><br />Rabbits Guy - people generally think I'm weird anyway, so seeing me starign up at the sky, they're not going to be surprised....<br /><br />Howard - that's not a bad haiku you know!Crafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-75118303182284889042010-05-16T16:56:37.615+01:002010-05-16T16:56:37.615+01:00This occurred to me after my last comment:
Swifts...This occurred to me after my last comment:<br /><br /><i>Swifts are like buses.<br />You wait half an hour and then –<br />Two arrive at once.</i><br /><br />Hmm, perhaps I should stick to the music and leave the poetry to you!Howard BMEhttp://www.myspace.com/belvederemountainexpressnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-56077909570820555632010-05-16T04:54:18.052+01:002010-05-16T04:54:18.052+01:00Great Scott! What do the other people at the bus ...Great Scott! What do the other people at the bus stop think??RGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02017190779860810318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-69576551898538889292010-05-16T00:33:50.240+01:002010-05-16T00:33:50.240+01:00ha; very clever; i ride the bus to save gas someti...ha; very clever; i ride the bus to save gas sometimes; wishing they were swift like the bus.AscenderRisesAbovehttp://ascenderrisesabove.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-38786115235550416312010-05-15T22:25:20.362+01:002010-05-15T22:25:20.362+01:00I bet they are graceful in flight but very quick s...I bet they are graceful in flight but very quick so you have to count them fast! :)EG CameraGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12803759124643467711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-40247083617265162212010-05-15T22:19:07.455+01:002010-05-15T22:19:07.455+01:00I have been thinking about the swifts today. Have...I have been thinking about the swifts today. Have a great week end.Jasminehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07101808317736275755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-89569442184052170152010-05-15T20:01:26.679+01:002010-05-15T20:01:26.679+01:00You wait half an hour for a swift and then two com...You wait half an hour for a swift and then two come at once! I have yet to see any over Marchmont, but shall keep eyes (and ears) open.Howard BMEhttp://www.myspace.com/belvederemountainexpressnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-23425655823909829412010-05-15T18:55:19.275+01:002010-05-15T18:55:19.275+01:00thanks leatherdyke
Sorry you had to google, Gille...thanks leatherdyke<br /><br />Sorry you had to google, Gillena, normally I put in hyperlinks under bird names so that you can quickly go check on the species if you don't know it. I've now added one!Crafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-27467207490960718962010-05-15T17:47:39.682+01:002010-05-15T17:47:39.682+01:00Thanks to you Juliet, i learnt of a new bird today...Thanks to you Juliet, i learnt of a new bird today; i had to google swift<br /><br />http://www.birdwatch.ph/images/gallery/wtreeswift2.jpg<br /><br />much love<br />gillenaGillena Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09191865405561549074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-63855358753488465502010-05-15T17:22:27.553+01:002010-05-15T17:22:27.553+01:00lovely!lovely!Rachel Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13048590167153841615noreply@blogger.com