Tag: #Haiku

Breezin’ Through Summer: Takin’ a Walk & Writin’ Haikus

Here are a few flower pics from North Carolina. I took them last week while walking through the Vintage Grove community outside of RTP. Aren’t they lovely? They were so beautiful that I just had to write a few haikus to describe them. I hope you like them!

White periwinkles
Dancin’ in the summer breeze
Pop go their petals

Late summer bloomers
Swayin’ in the summer breeze
Black-eyed susans wink

Summer friendship buds
Two pink trumpets playin’ songs
As petunias kiss

White bell-shaped flowers
Chime in time to August sun
Ringin’ into Fall

Garden rose bloomin’
vibrant coral-colored cloth
cozy in green leaves

Pink Rose of Sharon
Blinks its wine-centered flower
Drinkin’ through summer

Writing poetry from images is a brilliant technique Elizabeth Robin introduced to me. I met her a couple of years ago at the Heritage Library Foundation’s Historic Holidays tea at USC Hilton Head. She taught me how to create poetry from everyday images, like postcards and photographs.

If you want to dive into more of my verses, head over to the “Poetry” tab on my main page: Poetry – I and Thou Reflections. If you want to check out Elizabeth’s poetry, go to her “Published Poems” tab at elizabethrobin.com.

#BreezinThroughSummer #SummerWalks #SummerFlowers #SummerSun #TasteOfSummer #SummerWhimsy #ThePaisleyFrog #Seasons #Poetry #Haikus

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September Haiku

Silly Chipmunks

Playful brown creatures,
Scampering through autumn leaves,
Acorns stuff their cheeks.

Image Created by Co-pilot AI.

Fun Facts: Chipmunk babies are born blind and stay that way for 30 days. By 60 days, they leave their parents and venture out on their own. And those famous cheeks? Chipmunks can expand them to three times the size of their heads — that’s a lot of acorns!

#September #Haiku #Chipmunks #thepaisleyfrog #Poetry

August Haiku

Silly Flamingos

Shrimp-pink elegance,
Curved and slender in the sun,
Beaks bobbing for fish.

Image Credit: Created by AI with specific instructions by Author

Fun fact: Flamingos are surprisingly lightweight. Their hollow bones keep them at 4-8 pounds, which makes them one of the fastest birds, clocking more than 50 miles per hour. And that vibrant pink color? It comes from their diet of shrimp, algae, and other icky slimy things.

#August #Haiku #Flamingos #Birds #Poetry #thepaisleyfrog

July Haiku

Silly Eagle

One majestic bird,
Soars between the fireworks,
Smiling all the way.

Image Credit: Created by AI with specific instruction by Author

Fun Fact: Eagles are strong creatures with keen eyesight, able to dive up to 100 miles an hour and carry prey half their size — yes, like squirrels. Their wings spread five to eight feet. How cool is that?

#July #Haiku #Eagle #Birds #Poetry #Fireworks #thepaisleyfrog

June Haiku

Silly Bluebirds

Joyful wings flutter,
Hundreds graze in meadows green,
Singing hope to all.

Image Credit: Created by AI with specific instructions by Author

Fun fact: According to birdwatchingusa.org 95% of bluebirds mate for life. Male bluebirds sing and dance to attract mates. They can sing up to a thousand different songs when wooing a partner. The Eastern Bluebird is the official bird of New York and Missouri.

Science fact: Bluebirds aren’t actually blue. Their feathers contain nanocrystals that scatter light so only the blue wavelengths reflect back to our eyes. It’s structural color – not pigment.

#June #Haiku #Bluebirds #Birds #Poetry #Romance

May Haiku

Silly Ducks (Birds)

Waterfowl wonder, 
Quack‑quack, swim, waddle‑waddle,   
Two hearts on one pond.

Image Credit: Created by AI with specific instructions by Author

Fun Fact: Ducks form pair bonds that stay together during migration, paddling for miles and miles. Their souls seem to dance side by side as they glide together on the pond of life. Romantic, isn’t it?

#May #Haiku #Ducks #Birds #Poetry #Romance

April Haiku

Silly Egrets (Birds)

Long-legged silhouette,   
One foot stirring shallow water,  
Golden plumes in bloom.

Image Credit: Created by AI through Co-Pilot

Fun Fact: Egrets inspired 19th-century women’s fashion, and their plumes were once literally worth more than gold. (In 1910, laws were passed to protect these elegant birds from disappearing.)

#April #Haiku #Egrets #Birds #Poetry #thepaisleyfrog