Bird Haiku

Bird Haiku

By Corey • August 29, 2010 • 5 comments

What can make dawn sky

and bright moon even better?

Egrets in the air.

…

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Corey

Corey

Corey is a New Yorker who has lived most of his life upstate but has spent the last three years in Queens. He's only been birding since 2005 but has garnered a respectable life list by birding whenever he wasn't working as a union representative or spending time with his family. He lives in Forest Hills with Daisy, their son, Desmond Shearwater, and their two indoor cats, Hunter and B.B.

5 Responses to “Bird Haiku”

Mom Aug 29th, 2010 at 7:12 am
wonderful!!
Nick Aug 29th, 2010 at 8:13 am
Looks photoshopped, but very nice poetry
Corey Aug 29th, 2010 at 9:13 am
@Mom: Thanks!
@Nick: I knew one of you wise guys was going to say that…
Meredith Aug 29th, 2010 at 10:41 am
Basho would be proud.
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