16 May 2019 (grey)

days of rain

green light of new leaves

replacing the sun

15 May 2019 (willow)

too distracted

to know what to say

swaying willow boughs

14 May 2019 (sparrow)

song sparrow

an old friend’s voice

on the telephone

13 May 2019 (crabapple)

shining with flowers

my neighbor’s crabapple

three backyards away

12 May 2019 (azalea)

azalea buds

the passing shadow

of a vulture  

11 May 2019 (web)

tiny paper heart

held by a spider web

we all need love

10 May 2019 (vireo)

early rain

vireo asking about

an umbrella

Today’s haiku is thanks to my friend Stacey, who gave me most of the poem in an email after we had to cancel a bird walk together this morning. I love how her words express the querulous song of the vireo. 

9 May 2019 (catbird)

just in time

the catbird returns

music to our yard

8 May 2019 (chickadee)

whistling duets

with a chickadee

first leaves

7 May 2019 (poplars)

budding poplars

any day now

a hummingbird

6 May 2019 (herons)

counting herons

from the open car windows

spring salt marsh