Sunburst & Moon-sleep

three haiku

First, a haiku for dawn…

Through my closed eyelids
early morning sunburst shows
which way is the east.

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Then another for moonrise…

Crescent moon’s asleep
in a bed of sable cloud.
Watch! He’s waking up.

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Lastly, a poem with more explanation.

Doves are common here. There is a mix of species, from Mourning Doves, which are widely distributed over much of North America, to Eurasian Collared Doves, an invasive species. But we also have White-winged Doves, native to the southwestern US, south through Mexico and Central America. In the Sonoran Desert they are associated with the saguaro cactus, which serves as a water source for them while they contribute to pollination of saguaro flowers. Here is a link with images and more information: https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/white-winged-dove

All of this is to introduce a haiku about a dove I watched the other morning. I have changed the order of the syllable counts in this one (5-5-7) because it worked much more naturally than any other sequence. I may like poetry forms, but after all they must be subservient to the poem!

The white-winged dove swims
through the morning air.
What could be more elegant?

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