Haiku Woodpecker clinging To the side of the tree trunk Ready for his feast Copyright © 2022 Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing All Rights Reserved
Daily Haiku – Fri. February 25, 2022
Tag: woodpecker
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Haiku A Woodpecker drilling Ignoring noise ordinance gets the early worm Copyright © 2021 Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing All Rights Reserved
Woodpeckering – Verbing!
Woodpeckering
Stirring in the early dawning Dream-making while slumbering Disturbed and awoken to the sound of Tap, tap, tap A tumulting fanfaring of a bird Eavesdropping in Looking for the spot where he will drill Grubbing and Bugging for his breakfasting pleasure He commences his Woodpeckering in earnest His day had begun long before mine Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing © Bjorn is hosting D'Verse Poets tonight and he has prompted us to use nouns as verbs. i.e. "Verbing" Here is my attempt!
Alarm Call
Alarm Call
He drills for food at break of dawn
Woodpecker’s schedule already drawn
Woken rudely from my reverie
Before I can barely release a yawn
A beautiful sight high on the oak tree
His red tuft bright and feathery
It’s a wonder his head doesn’t ache
If only he could work in a lower key
It must be a tough job for Woody
Does his beak ever get bloody?
Why doesn’t he dig for worms?
Then perhaps I wouldn’t be so moody
Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing ©
Frank is hosting at D'Verse Poets Pub and our challenge
tonight is covering the Rubaiyat.
Rhyme schemes
The original Persian rhyme schemes were AABA or AAAA.
I chose AABA for my attempt at this form.