fall Haiku

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)

Tags Haiku, harvest moon, micro poem, micro poetry, patience

By davidsdailydose

I'm just a regular guy who was
tempted to lose all hope but did not. It was God who made the difference.

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18 replies on “The Patient Hawk”

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

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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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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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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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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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Love it!!!

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

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

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

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

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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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