Sunburst & Moon-sleep
three haiku
First, a haiku for dawn…
Through my closed eyelids
early morning sunburst shows
which way is the east.
Then another for moonrise…
Crescent moon’s asleep
in a bed of sable cloud.
Watch! He’s waking up.
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?
Beautiful! All of them, but for sure the one about the dove is very special. It's well composed and a brilliant touch to change the syllable count. Bravo!