A bitter morning,
sparrows sitting together
without any necks.
~ James Hackett
James William Hackett (84, b. Seattle), is an American poet and philosopher most noted for his work with haiku in English. (Noted he was born during the year the Great Depression started.) The Zen poet and pioneer in creating haiku poetry in English began writing haiku in the 1950s following a near fatal accident. Spiritually reborn, he acquired a profound reverence for life, and now writes haiku with a focus upon Greater Nature and life’s Eternal Now. He is a reclusive poet dedicated to a spiritual way of haiku in English. Hackett’s poetry is known, translated, and anthologized world wide. Hackett’s Haiku Poetry: v. 1 can be found at Amazon at this link.
Credits: Photograph by Maris Rozenfelds. Haiku from The Haiku Form by Joan Giroux via apoetreflects. Hackett Bio via haiku-hia.com
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How adorable…
Thank you for sharing.
😉
i have a great love for haiku and the simple beauty of nature.
I know you do Beth…this hit both squarely.
What a perfect description of freezing!!! Never thought of it before – but I haven’t seen a sparrow’s neck in a while.
I was running last week and saw ducks nestled together in water, heads bowed, no necks. Picture etched in my memory. So, when I came across this poem, it was a AHA moment…It is so perfect.
Now I don’t feel so alone. (Guess what?) Thanks for another great post, David.
Thanks Ann
I love sparrows. This photograph is so wonderful. Thank you so much. It is truly lovely.
It is wonderful. Thanks for dropping by.
That’s how I feel this morning.
Me: All week.
i worry about these creatures freezing
I do wonder where they go.
Monday will be much worse.
Fly south birdies – fly!
Warmer here…thanksfully
Merci pour le partage,ils sont magnifiques !
Yes, yes it is. Thank you.
Yes, I hear it is quite cold your way. I will not share what our temperature is today…. but driving with the top of the car down has been nice. We do need rain though 🙂
Driving with the top of the car down – had to get that in, huh Tina?
Keeping my bird feeders full…throwing out some shredded wheat squares too…
🙂 great…
A bitter morning? Umm.. I turned back to have another look at the photo. He IS right.
🙂
This is such a beautiful photo!! <3
It is! Thank you.