Nature Haiku – Australiana
Kookaburra laughs /
feeding up in that treetop /
in the front garden ///
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Green, yellow flashes /
swooping for insects and bugs /
the lorikeet wind ///
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Fluttered wing singing /
over suburban landscape /
thru the concrete heart ///
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Cockerels crowing /
morning sunshine in Adelaide /
musical moments ///
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Sudden rush of air /
bird wings flutter, startle me /
Kookaburra laughs ///
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Water in Fourth Creek /
will flush out River Torrens /
clean up the river ///
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Eucalyptus tree / sways in the hot Aussie sun / Kookaburra rests ///
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Leaves shake and quiver /
a ghostly roar fills the air /
the wind is awake ///
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Demon call cries out /
birds scramble through the tree tops /
kookaburra laughs ///
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Pink-necked galahs shriek /
cracking sweet gumnuts with glee /
Adelaide breakfast
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In Adelaide, gum trees bend gently in a gully breeze,
lorikeets squabble and laugh
over crunchy gum nuts and tender shoots.
Hawks fly above.
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Cars drone from nearby /
mosquito melody buzz /
wildlife of the night ///
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Insects hug the ground /
swarming in veiled abandon /
predatory host ///
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Orange-breasted tweets /
noisy lorikeets in trees /
aboreal breakfast ///
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Velvet, orange, pink /
light fades from your closing eyes /
sunset of my life ///
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Satellite dishes /
perched on roofs like stalking birds /
surveying the world ///
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Starlight in tree trunk /
call out the local firetruck /
a tree wall on fire ///
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Such a sunny day /
here in downtown Adelaide /
jet planes cruise to land ///
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Squally, rolling clouds /
bring good fortune and clear skies /
a rainbow rises ///
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Blowing boughs bending /
gully winds cruise from the hills /
gentle garden breeze
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A dreary, wet day /
autumn gray in Adelaide /
the rain hides my tears ///
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Boughs crack in strong wind /
clouds roll hastily away /
shadows are passing ///
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The twitter of birds /
has stopped many from sleeping /
sweet dreams if you can ///
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Lorikeets chatter /
up in the highest branches /
life is just a game ///
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The rain stops briefly /
birds peck in holes and puddles /
breakfast is soggy ///
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Parakeets playing /
chasy against each other /
hunting for breakfast ///
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Blackbirds a twitter /
shrugging their massive shoulders /
in their pecking order ///
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Blackbirds feed and peck /
a wise owl hoots distantly /
bunny wabbit hops ///
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Pink-breasted pigeons /
chasing breakfast up the street /
now in the gum trees ///
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The jackdaw’s rough tweets /
terrorise the lorrikeets /
stand over urban streets ///
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Afternoon birds rest / waiting for their evening feast / frenzy of insects ///
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