Thursday, April 23, 2009

Ready To Fly



Grasping the reed’s tip,
A black bird punctuates the
Rattling wetlands.


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17 comments:

Tulip said...

lovely photo. happy weekend.

Mariposa said...

Your great 'Ku resonates well with your lovely photo!

Minie said...

beautiful sunset. it reminds me of our ricefields back home.

Unknown said...

Amazing 'ku. I love the feelings the words evoke.

Wayfaring Wanderer said...

I love your haiku! Good eye, too :)

Looking @ The Sky on Friday said...

Indeed ready for flight. This is an amazing shot. I love the contrast between the dark and the light. Great job.

Thanks so much for playing along.

-Tisha

Maude Lynn said...

What a gorgeous picture! The haiku suits it perfectly.

Pat - Arkansas said...

That's a lovely haiku to go with your photo. Blackbirds are among my favorites; we see them here quite often, and I love their song.

Wishing you a wonderful weekend.

storyteller said...

Marvelous photo and accompanying 'ku!
Hugs and blessings,

Kim said...

I too love your haiku that goes along with the photo. Great photo!

I played too! Come on over. :)

Ralph said...

The rays of the sun are filtering gently on the bird looking regal upon the wild grasses. So nice!

Dianne said...

very understated beauty!

Susan Cook said...

Beautiful photo & haiku! It looks desolate but beautiful.

SandyCarlson said...

Very nice haiku and photo! I could just see the bird!

Maggie's Mind said...

So beautiful and descriptive and perfect. You are so good at the haiku thing. So good.

Jannie Funster said...

Yes, he is just like a comma on a big wheaten page.

Tina said...

he looks like hes sitting there hatching a plan! ;)