gray autumn sky --
the blackbirds
turn and turn
—Stanford M. Forrester
About the author: Stanford M. Forrester is the editor of bottle rockets: a collection of short verse and a past president of the Haiku Society of America. A number of his haiku have been included in "American Zen: A Gathering of Poets" published by Bottomdog Press & "Haiku" published by Knopf. Most recently Stanford and vincent tripi have collaborated on a small book entitled "temple marigold".
To reach Stanford by email: bottlerockets_99 at yahoo.com
aurora borealis ~
in winter, football teams' banners
wavering
I like the comparison of the autumn sky to the birds. Each element here adds something to the other: the sky gains a sense of motion, and the birds a sense of almost shadow. Nicely executed.
love this stanford!
moving the world
the girl turns round and round
and stops
I love the desperation of the blackbirds...
morning snow
the stock boy
rotates the milk
Emotional tension here through color, archetypical associations, transitional season, restlessness, movement.
This morning I saw weaving blackbirds. Wanted to stop the car; hoped they'd spiral up a thermal draft, an awesome sight.
-Debi
raptors
black rigid wings -
tilt side to side, on thermal winds
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winter skies, sighting raptors search for carrion; strange, my not knowing the bountifulness. with each raptor sighted, though understanding their presence, peace overcomes me
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