Saturday, May 11, 2013

Story - Haiku

sheltered beneath oak
shattered eggshells lay empty
chicks stories silenced

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9 comments:

  1. Maybe they've hatched and flown away? This make me want to know the rest of the story. Well done.

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  2. Unfortunately the crows have been about Alice, so sad

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  3. Nature can sometimes be cruel and silence the stories of the unborn. A poignant haiku.

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  4. Beautifully written but so incredibly sad

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  5. Maybe it was a cuckoo in the nest? Thought provoking haiku !
    Tigerbrite

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  6. You so elicited emotion with this haiku - wow - that last line just hit me with sadness

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  7. It was a sad moment but the shells have been forked over into the garden and I hear a nearby nest of hatchlings sing for their supper. Life goes on :)

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  8. Yes.... Much can happen during nesting time... Michelle

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