Linked to Carpe Diem Oasis
at early dawn
proud heron’s seeking
breakfast prey
behind his shadow hides
trembling little fish
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May 15, 2013
Linked to Carpe Diem Oasis
at early dawn
proud heron’s seeking
breakfast prey
behind his shadow hides
trembling little fish
—
May 15, 2013
Writing about living in two places (and times)
Poems & Stories from The Author Stew
practising for a whole life
haikai poetry matters
Running in the slow lane
The view from here ... Or here!
“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.” — Albert Einstein
chronicling my quarter life crisis
the heron’s beauty is a bit of a savage one … they are fierce hunters
The little fish is well aware 🙂
I like it very much Bjorn. I am not so good in tanka, but I think this is a nice tanka-like poem. Thank you for sharing.
I’m exploring tanka also..
Do you think the fish tremble? I always thought they’d be oblivious.
great picture and
a wonderful poem
Cheers!
JzB
poor fishy… I mean breakfast
The fish leap out of the water to escape the shadow of the fishing birds. I’ve watched birds use their shadow to get the fish to jump. At some point the fish has to decide to stay still or to leap away. I love to watch these birds fish.
Ah great comment, yes they are vicious killers if you are a fish
A smallish fish.;-)
You hit the bull’s eye with this one alright. Pretty damn perfect Bjorn… Sparkly stuff and a real pleasure to read…
Thank you 🙂
used to love seeing these when we lived in florida….dont see them as much now…..nice little scene bjorn
I took it last winter in Everglades while I was on vacation…