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Category: haiku

Fall migration

Beneath scalloped clouds,
Chimney Swifts drew southerly
loops above the trees.

© Bruce Stambaugh 2014

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Scalloped clouds. © Bruce Stambaugh 2014.

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Author Bruce StambaughPosted on October 1, 2014Categories birding, haiku, Ohio, photography, poem, poetry, weather, writingTags Bruce Stambaugh, chimney swifts, clouds, fall migration, mackerel cloudsLeave a comment on Fall migration

White and gold

White and gold by Bruce Stambaugh

Fog in the valleys,
a golden sunrise backdrop
silhouettes the hills.

Bruce Stambaugh
Oct. 9, 2011

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Author Bruce StambaughPosted on October 9, 2011Categories haiku, Ohio, photography, poem, poetry, writingTags haiku, peom, photography, poetry, postaweek20115 Comments on White and gold

Kids these days

Juvenile Redheaded Woodpecker by Bruce Stambaugh

Boisterous, brassy,
young redheaded woodpecker
posed for photo op.

Bruce Stambaugh
August 30, 2011

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Author Bruce StambaughPosted on August 30, 2011Categories birding, haiku, photography, poem, poetryTags birding, haiku, humor, photography, poetry, postaweek20113 Comments on Kids these days

“It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a…”

Granddaughter by Bruce Stambaugh

Toddler granddaughter
Spots dihedral overhead,
Points, declares, “Airplane!”

Bruce Stambaugh
August 28, 2011

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Author Bruce StambaughPosted on August 29, 2011August 29, 2011Categories family, haiku, poem, poetryTags family, granddaughter, haiku, poetry, postaweek2011, toddler, Turkey Vulture2 Comments on “It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a…”

Lunch date

Doe by Bruce Stambaugh

Doe nibbled at the
sea of alfalfa while I
ate my egg salad.

Bruce Stambaugh
August 25, 2011

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Author Bruce StambaughPosted on August 25, 2011Categories haiku, poem, poetryTags haiku, lunch date, poem, poetry, postaweek20112 Comments on Lunch date

Walking with grandsons

Amish oak shocks by Bruce Stambaugh

“Hold my hand, Poppy.”
The sweetest words ever heard
on my daily stroll.

Bruce Stambaugh
August 19, 2011

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Author Bruce StambaughPosted on August 19, 2011Categories Amish, family, haiku, Ohio, photography, poem, poetryTags family, fulfillment, grandsons, haiku, joy, Love, Ohio's Amish country, photogrpahy, poetry, postaweek20112 Comments on Walking with grandsons

Marshy field

Geese in oats by Bruce Stambaugh

Beside oat soldiers
squads of geese, ducks and shorebirds
glean the marshy field.

Bruce Stambaugh
August 16, 2011

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Author Bruce StambaughPosted on August 16, 2011Categories birding, haiku, photography, poem, poetryTags birding, haiku, photography, poetry, postaweek20112 Comments on Marshy field

Aviary gleaning

Barn Swallows by Bruce Stambaugh

Swallows encircle
the farmer and his mower,
a whirling harvest.

Bruce Stambaugh
July 30, 2011

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Author Bruce StambaughPosted on July 30, 2011Categories Amish, birding, haiku, photography, poem, poetryTags Amish, barn swallows, haiku, hay making, poem, poetry, postaweek20115 Comments on Aviary gleaning

Wren haiku

House Wren by Bruce Stambaugh

Warbling mother wren,
fledglings rattle from gourd house.
Satisfaction reigns.

Bruce Stambaugh
July 29, 2011

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Compassion haiku

Living Acts by Bruce Stambaugh

Compassion is not
fully understood until
it’s humbly received.

Bruce Stambaugh
June 12, 2011

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Author Bruce StambaughPosted on June 14, 2011Categories haiku, poem, poetryTags compassion, haiku, poetry, postaweek20112 Comments on Compassion haiku

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