Category Archives: Birds

eagle sighting . . .

Posted on June 28, 2014 by Margaret Dornaus

eagle sighting the passing trucker and I share a thumbs-up The Heron’s Nest XVI:2, June 2014

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one strand . . .

Posted on June 16, 2014 by Margaret Dornaus

one strand of Mylar dangling from last year’s nest . . . still we wait for barn swallows to return needing nothing more than that Skylark 3, Spring/Summer 2014

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in my handwriting . . .

Posted on May 31, 2014 by Margaret Dornaus

in my handwriting you see an optimist’s slope– the slanted lines taking flight off the page with a fluttering of wings A Hundred Gourds 3.2, March 2014 As spring winds into summer, I find myself being optimistic about many aspects … Continue reading →

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sparrow’s song . . .

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Margaret Dornaus

  sparrow’s song I turn to see the baby’s smile  A Hundred Gourds, vol. 2, no. 1, December 2012  

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first day . . .

Posted on December 5, 2012 by Margaret Dornaus

first day . . . neither partridge nor pear in his hands Frogpond,  vol. 35, no. 3, Autumn 2012

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ribbon grass . . .

Posted on October 8, 2012 by Margaret Dornaus

ribbon grass . . . the undulating rhythm of birdsong Modern Haiku, 43.3 , Autumn 2012

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out of nowhere . . .

Posted on July 18, 2012 by Margaret Dornaus

out of nowhere this dark mood descends before I rise to a flight of swallows see-sawing the sky Ribbons, vol. 8, no. 1, Spring/Summer 2012

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first snow . . .

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Margaret Dornaus

first snow cascading through cedar a woodpecker’s call The Heron’s Nest, vol. XIV, no. 2, June 2012

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Zen circle . . .

Posted on June 4, 2012 by Margaret Dornaus

Zen circle the swallows return to last year’s nest A Hundred Gourds, vol. 1, no. 3, June 2012 ‘

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deadwood . . .

Posted on June 2, 2012 by Margaret Dornaus

deadwood the crows take in the sun A Hundred Gourds, vol.1, no. 3, June 2012 (If you hit the above link and scroll down the page, you’ll find the haiga that Ron Moss painted for my haiku.  Thank you, Ron. … Continue reading →

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