22 March 2024 (alarm calls)

alarm calls of jays

amid windchimes’ jangle

spring snow

31 January 2024 (winter storm watch)

winter storm watch

once again the blue jay

knocks off the feeder

9 November 2023 (the blue jay's)

the blue jay’s silence spitting snow

3 August 2023 (backdrop)

backdrop of blue a jay plays all the parts

21 October 2022 (aspens)

yellow aspens

without a sound a jay

becomes sky

4 September 2022 (argument)

a loud argument out of the blue jays

26 January 2022 (winter sky)

winter sky

photons not pigments

blue the jay feather

8 September 2021 (first red)

first red leaves . . .

all afternoon a jay

mimics a hawk

25 July 2021 (fragment)

A haiku is typically made up of a fragment and phrase (or phrase and fragment), with the energy of the poem arising in the association between the two. Finding the right fragment is, for me, one of the hardest parts of writing a good haiku. Which fragment do you prefer of the three versions below, and if you can articulate it, why? I appreciate your input!

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rush of wind

before the downpour

blue jays

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rush of wind

before the downpour

oak grove

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rush of wind

before the downpour

drought dreams

7 February 2021 (jay)

our masked walk

a blue jay calls out

with a hawk’s voice

24 October 2020 (blue jay)

blue jays

among yellow leaves

all the eye needs