sudden dread

 

carrion crow’s flight

wings chop air with whirring sound

caw cacophony

 

swoop down to murder

sharp beaks jab at feast and mates

fight over road kill

 

 

 


I added a second haiku to join dVerse poets as we revisit “imagism”; MTB (meeting the bar) challenge hosted by Frank J. Tassone…check it out!

 

 

31 Comments (+add yours?)

  1. shanyns's avatar shanyns
    Jun 19, 2020 @ 09:14:09

    I can see it and hear it. NIcely done!

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  2. kim881's avatar kim881
    Jun 19, 2020 @ 05:02:52

    You’ve really captured the other, less pleasant, side of crows, Lynn, their ‘caw cacophony’ and roadkill frenzy.

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  3. Jane Dougherty's avatar Jane Dougherty
    Jun 19, 2020 @ 03:41:11

    Your word choice is just right for the grisly business!

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  4. sarahsouthwest's avatar sarahsouthwest
    Jun 19, 2020 @ 00:47:32

    ‘wings chop air’ – just right. Great images here.

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  5. calmkate's avatar calmkate
    Jun 18, 2020 @ 20:59:19

    great imagery, you took me there … how they love roadkill!

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  6. hank77's avatar hank77
    Jun 18, 2020 @ 20:39:48

    kaykuala

    sharp beaks jab at feast and mates
    fight over road kill

    Great imagery with lots of movements in images to make it so realistic, Lynn!

    Hank

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  7. Frank J. Tassone's avatar Frank J. Tassone
    Jun 18, 2020 @ 18:58:08

    A visceral and real cacophany of evocative images! I can hear the caws and piercing beaks! Well done!

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  8. Debi's avatar poetrybydebi
    Jun 18, 2020 @ 18:56:57

    A murder of crows…. this is the uglier side to the intelligent bird.

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  9. Vivian Zems's avatar Vivian Zems
    Jun 18, 2020 @ 17:53:26

    I can hear their wings chopping the air. A thoroughly vivid scene!

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  10. revivedwriter's avatar revivedwriter
    Jun 18, 2020 @ 17:47:25

    “Caw cacophany” is the perfect phrase.

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