Nola Borrell, a New Zealander, fell into writing haiku in the mid 1990s and has walked around on haiku-alert ever since. She compiles Haiku NewZ for NZ Poetry Society's magazine and co-organises the Wellington Windrift Haiku Group.
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Welcome to Tinywords Nola!
I really like this haiku because it is so immediate.
It makes me feel that I am walking on the sky, and see and hear the birds wheeling around or digging for food in, and on the mud flats.
morning frog…
this versatile mockingbird
emits a croak
(morning, hiatus in birmingham)
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i’m continually amazed by the repertoire of the mockingbird; at times perched silently eyeing my neighbor’s cat, at midnight warbling to it’s heart’s content, early spring/fall greetings on my predawn walks.
then comes the thought of the movie, “to kill a mockingbird”…
Welcome to Tinywords Nola!
I really like this haiku because it is so immediate.
It makes me feel that I am walking on the sky, and see and hear the birds wheeling around or digging for food in, and on the mud flats.
An original and powerful variation on the “sky reflected below” theme. Very good indeed.
Nola,
_Your words prodded my imagination, and I walked along your mud flats:
water fills
the muddy footfalls…
reflections
_M
Truly, these few words impart a complete mise-en-scene…the sky is oozing between my toes!
Loved this image.
Peace and Love
Nola, It’s so nice to see a new name at Tinywords every once in awhile. Welcome!
Yours truly,
David Fox
What a lovely catch…
I hear, see and smell the
whole scene!
morning frog…
this versatile mockingbird
emits a croak
(morning, hiatus in birmingham)
–
i’m continually amazed by the repertoire of the mockingbird; at times perched silently eyeing my neighbor’s cat, at midnight warbling to it’s heart’s content, early spring/fall greetings on my predawn walks.
then comes the thought of the movie, “to kill a mockingbird”…