I.
first light sets
jasmine blooms aglow
sparrows chatter
II.
an empty bird bath
chickadees sit
thirsty
III.
tiny peeps
sound from nests
hidden in trees
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Image: Bullfinch and Weeping Cherry – Katsushika Hokusai, Risd Museum
Words: haiku, c.b.w. 2016
Happy International Haiku Poetry Day!
Part of the 2016 April Poem A Day Challenge (via Poetic Asides on Writer’s Digest) for the April 17 prompt: haiku