I saw a Scarlet Tanager today. A rare sight in these parts. It must be the mulberries, ripening with giddy abandon. The bird perches on a branch outside my window for a few minutes, inviting admiration. An orange blur swoops in to claim the mulberry tree as his own. My oriole. I watch as he intimidates a squirrel and chases a pair of blue jays. Fair weather clouds wander by on a breeze. Oh, and the music of a song sparrow in my ears.
summer solstice
flowers of every color
vie for my attention
Failed Haiku A Journal of English Senryu
November 2017
wabi sabi ~~~ poems and images 
Reblogged this on Frank J. Tassone and commented:
#Haiku Happenings #5: Barbara Kaufman’s #haibun appears in Failed Haiku!
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Not only do the flowers vie for the poet’s attention, but so do the various birdsongs. Glorious haibun.
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Thank you Mark. This is a favorite moment of mine!
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