I've written a lot of 'owl' haiku, from wee small hours to surreal to ekphrastic. In some cultures the owl is seen as wise but not everywhere:
"Among the Kikuyu of Kenya, it was believed that owls were harbingers of death. If one saw an owl or heard its hoot, someone was going to die. In general, owls are viewed as harbingers of bad luck, ill health, or death. The belief is widespread even today." WIKIPEDIA
Gosh!
Here's an ekphrastic haiku after the famous Peter Doig owl artwork:
unnamed night
the aviator’s goggles
shaking feathers
after “Untitled (Dark Owl)” 2013 by Peter Doig
Alan Summers
Ekphrasis: The British Haiku Society Members' Anthology 2017 ed. Iliyana Stoyanova
ISBN-13: 978-1906333089
October 15th, 2020 at 4:11 pm
As well he might!
Debate night
owl hiding his head
beneath his wing
October 16th, 2020 at 2:09 am
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Great! :-)
the barn owl
shaking his head
debate night
—BILL COOPER
I've written a lot of 'owl' haiku, from wee small hours to surreal to ekphrastic. In some cultures the owl is seen as wise but not everywhere:
"Among the Kikuyu of Kenya, it was believed that owls were harbingers of death. If one saw an owl or heard its hoot, someone was going to die. In general, owls are viewed as harbingers of bad luck, ill health, or death. The belief is widespread even today." WIKIPEDIA
Gosh!
Here's an ekphrastic haiku after the famous Peter Doig owl artwork:
unnamed night
the aviator’s goggles
shaking feathers
after “Untitled (Dark Owl)” 2013 by Peter Doig
Alan Summers
Ekphrasis: The British Haiku Society Members' Anthology 2017 ed. Iliyana Stoyanova
ISBN-13: 978-1906333089
October 23rd, 2020 at 4:59 pm
great horned owl
somewhere in the hoot
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