Carpe Diem prompt today is Tsubame (Swallow) a wonderful spring kigo that I’m waiting eagerly for. I found this wonderful woodblock print by Utagawa Hiroshige
pair of swallows
dancing in the air
killing flies
~~
like acrobats
somersaulting joyfully
spring swallow
~~
flying low
before the coming rain
hungry swallows
~~
~~ perhaps not entirely correct ~~
~~
hard to swallow
when it’s clawing at my throat
my winter flu
March 15, 2013

your combinations are always lovely!
Thank you
Especially like the 2nd. Lovely image.
Thank you
Like the idea of swallows as acrobats. Could see them darting through the sky as I read. Lovely.
Thank you. They are endeed acrobats
I’m sorry that flu makes it hard for you to swallow, but thank you for deviating for the norm to give us this bit of whimsy!
Even the Swallow
whimsy from my fever perhaps
I could visualize each scene vividly….sorry about the swallowing.,,,
Thank you 🙂
well, that was lovely. do get well soon!!
Thank you, I will I think. But inside I stay
You’re the first who’s using the other meaning of swallow. Thank you, and I hope your flu has gone away.
Thank you. I hope so too.
the second one is great.
the last one is my life right now.
Sorry for you, I know how it feels
loved your take. and the lasst one made me smile. hope that problem’s solved since now’s spring
alas spring is still far away
I too love watching these little aerial acrobats!
Swallows Haiku
Thank you 🙂
They do look like they are dancing!! I can watch them for hours. Hope your throat is better!
Those little acrobats are so fascinating… I wish they would come
Lovely set Bjorn.
I have spitfires dogfighting over the the English Channel in mind now…as with your flu, hard to swallow perhaps.