Song For A Bamboo Flute

Circling the pines

The long high cry of the hawk

One held haunting note

 

From a pool of rain

Doves spilling and hovering

A feathered fountain

 

Now they cry warnings

Beneath the hawk's silent wings

Death waits patiently

 

The ancient music

Hunger and fear, life and death

Eternal refrain

 





Haiku by countryfog
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Written on 2011-08-19 at 19:22

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Lawrence Beck The PoetBay support member heart!
Indeed. You've sung it well.
2011-08-20



Powerful stuff, c/f!
A very ominous piece, ripe with imagery. The descriptions of the hawk seize the imagination. I rather like him!
Ah, the circle of life! You capture it well. As per usual.
Applause!
2011-08-19