Me too. It captures how I think of the turkey vultures that recently returned to our area. One has perched on an old grain elevator every day, hunched there since it has been back.
And I love the final line! I like the idea of the sun doing something we expect from a flower – and the sun does bud and then bloom, whether you think about it rising or shifting into spring and then summer. I also like the idea that no matter what happens in the world, the sun continues to rise.
I like the word play of “post pre-dawn.” I’m embarrassed that it took me so long to get out of the mental gymnastics of “Wouldn’t post pre-dawn be daytime?”
“On post pre-dawn” is my favorite! I love the feeling of resiliency in this – humans might screw things up, but damn if nature isn’t still going to be beautiful in the morning.
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Beautiful. I love “feathered sentinels”
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Me too. It captures how I think of the turkey vultures that recently returned to our area. One has perched on an old grain elevator every day, hunched there since it has been back.
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That’s a poem, Cyn!
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Thank you! Inspired by a nice walk around the pond and this one insistent bird in my window-tree.
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Feathered sentinels was my favorite line too! It perfectly encapsulates bird behavior.
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Thanks, Melony. I’m glad it made the right image for you!
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And I love the final line! I like the idea of the sun doing something we expect from a flower – and the sun does bud and then bloom, whether you think about it rising or shifting into spring and then summer. I also like the idea that no matter what happens in the world, the sun continues to rise.
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Oh, yay. You got it, and you got it. 🙂
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Yay! 🙂
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We are not as necessary to the world as we believe…(K)
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Which is reassuring or depressing, depending on the day!
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Perfect setup for that even perfecter last line. 🙂
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Thank you. I’m starting to like haiku. But they are a lot of work!
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I like the word play of “post pre-dawn.” I’m embarrassed that it took me so long to get out of the mental gymnastics of “Wouldn’t post pre-dawn be daytime?”
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My kingdom for a comma!
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“On post pre-dawn” is my favorite! I love the feeling of resiliency in this – humans might screw things up, but damn if nature isn’t still going to be beautiful in the morning.
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Oh, resiliency is the perfect word! Thanks.
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