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Workshop: Renga 10 "Birds of a Feather" workshop

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Renga 10 Birds of a Feather WS Senyru:Tanka

Submitted by Barbara Writes on Tue, 2014-09-02 10:35

Senyru/Tanka:

A heron hunting
my binoculars ready
waiting and watching
bulrushes sway in the breeze
as the spectacle unfolds.

Birds chirping away
swinging atop a poplar
a beholding sight
their joyous mood at mating
pumps up the adrenaline.

I see sky dancers
moving with elegant grace
and think of beauty
freedom is the will to fly,
ascending to the heavens.

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Workshop: Renga 10 "Birds of a Feather"

Renga 10 Birds of a Feather WS Haiku:Tanka

Submitted by Barbara Writes on Tue, 2014-09-02 10:33

Haiku/Tanka:

A heron stands still
yellow eyes fixed on its prey
an eel unaware
bulrushes sway in the breeze
as the spectacle unfolds.

Chirps getting louder
with one atop the other
both perched on a twig
flutter of colorful wings
in joyous mood of mating.

A squawk wild flapping
feathered fans beat the spring air
time to breed they sing
I watch the v formation
gathering to journey on.

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Workshop: Renga 10 "Birds of a Feather"
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