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Wednesday, 22 October 2008

haiku

first frost -
greenfinches glow emerald
in the undergrowth


previously published in Blithe Spirit, the journal of the British Haiku Society

10 comments:

  1. Anonymous11:19 am

    Absolutely exquisite imagery!

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  2. Really powerful use of colour.

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  3. Anonymous2:38 pm

    glowing emerald... lovely. :)

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  4. What a pretty bird and its voice is awesome. Perfect haiku for this little beauty.

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  5. that's a beautiful image.

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  6. Love the haiku. Haiku are so good for giving one vivid image (if they work - and this one does).

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  7. Anonymous10:53 pm

    I love both the haiku and the bird. We don't have them here, but it looks a bit like our evening grosbeak, which is a finch.

    http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Evening_Grosbeak.html

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  8. I love greenfinches, second only to goldfinches.

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  9. Anonymous3:08 pm

    You have a keen eye. I always learn something when I visit here.

    The photo on your header is lovely.

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  10. This is striking - great use of colour contrasts to show up the star of your show.

    I just joined the BHS and spotted your name a couple of times in the magazine! great to see names I know.

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