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A sparrow

Concerns given wings
Migrate southward for winter
Make this frost my home

Light footed sparrow
Bringing forth this bright new dawn
Draped in morning snow

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Structured: Eastern
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I want the raw truth, feel free to knock me on my back
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Not Explicit Content

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is my favorite! I love watching the birds out in the backyard. We have a cardinal that visits periodically and a resident woodpecker too. Beautiful write!

~RoseBlack~

Hi, Tim,
This feels like a lovely, long exhale followed by a lovely, long inhale. Breathe out tension, breathe in love. I am loving the tiniest footprints from the sparrow over the fresh, bright snow. Very zen.
Thank you!
L

I used to have a practice of writing one 5 7 5 per day. I found it was good practice and honed my writing. Fantastic imagery packed into a tight format. I see an avian's footprints in snow. Well done.

Do you know the story of the Guf? It is said that when a baby is born the sparrow sings as the soul comes from the Guf to enter the baby as it is being born. There is more to the story and it's a little darker but your poem made me think of that story and also as winter recedes the Sparrow is announcing the coming spring with his light footsteps in the snow.

It's a gorgeous poem.

Kind regards Jayne

“The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.” — W.B. Yeats

you have penned some really great lines, here!

*hugs, Cat

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a sparrow's nest under the eaves of the house next door. I see them swooping in and out all the Spring, making a new nest for raising the years' nestlings. I look forward to it every year. Harbingers of Spring and rebirth. Your Haikus give me that feel.
Nicely done! BTW, you have managed to spell [bringing] wrong. ~ Geez.
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I’ll go fix that. Don’t want anything soaking in brine. Lol

Thanks Geez
Tim

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your sparrow made me recall our
Sparrow of Neo
All neo knew
I think then ...u were not party
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