Contemporary Haibun Online 19.3 #cho is online and I am delighted to have a #tankaprose featured- The Miracle of Flight”. Two #Haiga in collaboration with dear Billie Dee are also included in the Haiga Gallery. The photos clicked by me are of Sukhna Lake, Chandigarh and enhancing them are the haiku are penned by Billie.
Grateful to Tish Davis, Editor, Tanka Prose for the acceptance and guidance.
Thanks to Ron Moss for the acceptance of our Haiga.
Congratulations to all featured poets.
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The Miracle of Flight
It’s a hot summer morning and as I water the plants in the garden I see some movement behind a flowerpot. I move closer, two sharp eyes and a curved beak peer—a baby hawk! The bird appears injured as one wing is stretched out. The closer I move, the more it tries to hop behind the row of pots.
I call my birding friends for advice and follow their instructions:
“Just let it be…it will fly away”;
“keep a piece of raw meat and some water near it,“
“keep a boiled egg near it”.
Bending low, I whisper—“fly baby, you are meant to soar in the sky”. It looks at me with its piercing eyes and flaps its wing, as if it understands.
surprise guest
behind a flowerpot . . .
the grace and wisdom
in its bright eyes
hold me captive
