Haiku + Senryu

Haiku is a seasonal, reverent celebration of a subject (nature or people) trying to make a feeling.
Senryu tends to have a victim and may be humorous or irreverant trying to make a point.
- paraphrased from Michael Dylan Welch's Graceguts

Saturday 19 January 2013

Love story...


1. Muscovy duck (with the pink face) has been alone for a long time in the small Dromana wetlands on Boundary Road.
But a few days ago, I saw a new white duck.
And Muscovy had eyes in just one direction!

Love story unfolds
Timeless feeling of closeness
Feathers together



2. And the love story below has been unfolding for quite some time.
The guy (cockatoo) on the right has a broken wing, and yet he manages to fly.
But he can't get his wing back into its usual place.
It looks quite low in this photo.
However, in the last few months he has had a constant companion.


I am here to groom
I am here to fly with you
Be my love story

Linking to:
Carpe Diem ~ A Daily Haiku Meme ~ love story
Haiku My Heart

27 comments:

Kim Mailhot said...

Thank you for the beautiful loving moments here this morning.
Happy Friday!

Laura said...

beautiful!!!

Delphyne said...

These are so beautiful and so touching, Gemma....they made my eyes relax.

Love the Issa haiku!

carol l mckenna said...

Wow! Gemma ~ my heart is in love with the cocatoos ~ so endearing ~ magnificent haiku and photography ~ You have a wonderful spirit!

(A Creative Harbor) ^_^

Karen said...

Delightful photos and haiku!

Anonymous said...

this is so beautiful. love your new blog Gemma, my first time here. :<)

Barbara said...

These love stories fill my heart with joy! Some of my best friends are birds!!! Thanks for sharing!

Lisa at Greenbow said...

How romantic.

Lolly said...

So sweet. I love the line "feathers together"

Anonymous said...

'be my love story' says it all for the birds and for my heart!

Priti Lisa said...

Love a good love story! or 2 ♥

Dawn Elliott said...

I'm not sure why, but recently I've been enamored with birds of all sorts, so your birdie-love haikus really struck a chord with me! Lovin' it!

Jazzbumpa said...

Birds of a feather
This seems to say bit I say
Love is for the birds!

Just kidding.
Nicely done

JzB

Nonnie said...

love blooms your way!

Anonymous said...

Lovely story and haikus. Thank you :)

PirateGunn said...

Very nice - with the pictures too.

Anonymous said...

a romantic haiku, sweet photos AND a real love story to go with it:) delightful.

Charleen said...

This is probably not what you intended, but your poems remind me of the time my husband and I caught a pair of ducks mating in a lake...It looked like the male was almost drowning the female. lol

Magical Mystical Teacher said...

The togetherness of feathers--who can dispute that?!

Love Story

Fallingladies said...

What a set of sweet love stories!

Anonymous said...

Be my love story... aahh!! I am stealing this line (with her due permission)... I have to woo some girls now... lol

Magical Mystical Teacher said...

Love shows up in some unexpected places, doesn't it?

Shadowy Love Story

rebecca said...

dear gemma,
what a pleasure to have you here at haiku my heart! i am so touched by your photographs and haiku. then again who doesn't enjoy a good love story???

Chèvrefeuille said...

A real set of Love Stories caught in pictures and one haiku. Beautifully crafted.

brudberg said...

How heartwarming your pictures and haiku are. Love it.

Irene Rafael said...

two pure love stories unfolded for you to see and to share with us today. love stories on a sunday . . . cannot be a better start of the day. thank you gemma.

Annie Jeffries said...

Oh how dear. Love overlooks the differences. Love conquers all.

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