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The Patient Hawk

Photo by Gary Fultz on Unsplash

rising harvest moon

silhouettes the hungry hawk

tomorrow, the hunt

But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently

Romans 8:25 (NIV)

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18 responses to “The Patient Hawk”

  1. Gary Fultz Avatar
    Gary Fultz

    Oh, I like it very much. That’s a good take on a harvest moon.

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      Gary Fultz

      I put a link to your haiku as a ps on my last blog. It will be fun to see if those kinds of connections work

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      1. davidsdailydose Avatar
        davidsdailydose

        Thank you, Gary. I enjoy our collaboration! My poetry site could use some more traffic. BTW “The Steadfast Lighthouse” is now my most viewed Haiku.

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    2. davidsdailydose Avatar
      davidsdailydose

      I’m guessing here, but I figure the hawks have to look a little harder for prey in the fall and winter. Thanks, Gary. I’m glad you put this photo on Unsplash. The first time I saw it I knew I HAD to write a micro poem about it.

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        Gary Fultz

        You are guessing right. The shorter days do not help either. Hawks won’t dive into the water but they will snatch swimming objects out if they can carry them off.

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    When Second Best Is Okay – garyfultz

    […] do a quick click on David’s haiku, worth the follow. He used one of my photos from unsplash […]

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  3. Don't Lose Hope Avatar
    Don’t Lose Hope

    Love it!!!

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    1. davidsdailydose Avatar
      davidsdailydose

      Thank you. Gary wonderful nature shots always inspire me. Of memory serves me right, he took this photo from a moving boat!

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      1. Don't Lose Hope Avatar
        Don’t Lose Hope

        Amazing. It’s quite the shot, too. Perfect for your poem.

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  4. Kathy Wire Avatar
    Kathy Wire

    Who says a picture is worth a thousand words? Excellent job with ten of them. Beautiful pairing of picture and words.

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    1. davidsdailydose Avatar
      davidsdailydose

      Thank you, Kathy. Lately, I’ve been using Gary’s excellent nature photos for inspiration. It’s a great collaboration. I appreciate your reading and commenting!

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  5. Beth Alisan Avatar
    Beth Alisan

    Brilliant David! The additional scripture adds another layer of richness to both the poem and Gary’s photo.

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    1. davidsdailydose Avatar
      davidsdailydose

      Thank you, Beth! I like to include a scripture whenever I can.

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  6. Betty Avatar
    Betty

    That photo is phenomenal! And your haiku hauntingly complements it perfectly.

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    1. davidsdailydose Avatar
      davidsdailydose

      Thank you, Betty. Gary is an amazing photographer who is willing to go to quite a bit of trouble to get shots like these. Your photos have inspired several of my haiku as well. I believe my favorite is the one I wrote about your picture of the Cliffs at Talum.

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  7. Amanda Gilmour Avatar
    Amanda Gilmour

    Perfect.

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    1. davidsdailydose Avatar
      davidsdailydose

      Thank you, Amanda!

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    2. davidsdailydose Avatar
      davidsdailydose

      Thank you, Amanda. It helps to have good photos to inspire me. Gary is an excellent nature photographer.

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