17 responses to “Carpe Diem Haiku – mandarin ducks (oshidori)”

1. The first one is great, like the other two, but the first really was classical – thanks!

   • Thank you pirate 🙂

2. Awesome cascading haiku. You’ve written a nice set. So sad that this mandarin couple ‘divorced’.

   • Thank you, the myth of faithful mandarin ducks is most likely just a myth.

3. Even the most loving couple quarrel, I agree ~

   Your take is darker though, as there seems to be a third party ~ Love the jewel in the pond ~

   • Thank you Grace

4. i admire how you made this haiku seem so effortless! ^^ i very much loved the flow and the text above too

   • Thank you, sometimes the flow just get there. The picture is so important for me to write poetry.

5. flowing verse ~ not a fan of ‘cascading’ but you do it well ~

   (A Creative Harbor ~ aka ArtMuseDog and Carol ^_^

   • I think it’s important that each haiku stand by itself. Otherwise I prefer to write separate ones.

     But 3 per prompt I try to do.

6. This is really beautiful. I like how the first and last lines are the same. My favorite stanza(?) is the middle. To me, the middle one is superbly classic.

7. Thank you so much. I think each “stanza” should be an independent haiku. Sometimes there is a something cyclic, like the filandering drake.

8. Nothing ducky about mandarin ducks, it seems…

   Demanding Ducks

   • Indeed

9. I guess even in the duck world — there are squabbles. 😀 The beginning Haiku is my favorite, and it certainly could stand alone. Nice job with cascade.
   Playful Mandarins

10. So many birds mate for life, so I was disappointed that these lovely ducks do not….

11. Jewel in the pond! Beautiful!

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