Day one, week four – tanka*

[pjthompson]

Four white egrets dive
in rainy air just above
the startled cars, a
chase and loop close to doom. Do
they dance—or are they fighting?

 

 

*For a definition of what constitutes haiku, tanka, and cinquains, and for an explanation of this poetry project, go here.

*To see all the poems in one place go here.

Mirrored from Better Than Dead.

Comments

[asakiyume]

Must be dancing. Must be dancing.


I hope.

[pjthompson]

It was quite a ballet, I tell you.

[hominysnark]

Gorgeous.

[pjthompson]

Thank you. A gorgeous sight, too.