By Scott Bailey © 2017
Behold the great eye
Watching through the trees, maybe
Just a butterfly

Behold the great eye
Watching through the trees, maybe
Just a butterfly
I’m fresh out of spring
Beyond the long summer days
Winter is coming
Ring the bells of life
Every heartbeat tolling on
So jingle them well
I stand on the shore
Unsure. Intimidated
By the great green deep
Also inspired by an old and longer poem -> here
In the red embers
The wake of the forest fire
Fresh green shoots arise
The screech of an owl Clouds like scratches on the moon Mouse darts warily For “Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 369 SCRATCH and Screech.”
Lark perched by a lake
Reflected in dark water
A train rushes by
Sunlight streams through clouds
Warm, cascading waterfalls
Dispelled by a breeze
Calcification
And aches, these creaking old bones
Have seen better days
Tyrant storm rages
Lashes the land in fury
Still, the flood brings hope
Renowned Harvey Milk
His life anything but smooth
His legacy shines
Zen-like calm descends
Belies the chaos beneath
Butterfly settles
In response to RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #261 Zen&Chaos
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The pride fights as one
The king of the beasts leads them
But the queen provides
In response to RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #260 Pride&Fight
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Strange, tiny, movements
Invisible to the eye
Birth, supernova
In response to RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #259 Super&Strange
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Fox detests the stream
Barring the way to her prey
Favour for the hare
In response to RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #258 Favor&Detest
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The prancing gazelle
Being fleet of foot evades
The red rending jaws
In response to RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #232 Foot&Mouth
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The goal should not be
To fill the cup to the brim
But savour it
In response to RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #231 Goal&Cup
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For the sake of one
Stray meteor dinosaurs
Might exist today
In response to RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #230 Exist&Today
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Whenever wolves win
A warm beating heart is lost
The law of the wild
In response to RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #229 Win&Lose
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Leading with honour
Bonding with friendship, not fear
True path to glory
In response to RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #227 Truth&Honor but also inspired by David Attenborough’s latest masterpiece Dynasties
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There is a puzzle
Seen from way up on high, that
Only birds can solve
In response to RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #226 Question&Resolve
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Hunger’s fingers steal
Deep into an empty gut
So the wolves must strike
In response to RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #225 Strike&Hunger
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Flying is an art
The pigeon needs no compass
To find its way home
In response to RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #224 Art&Compass
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Waves rise and waves fall
And thunder wrestles the sea
The whales stay serene
In response to RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #223 Rise&Fall
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The winter wind breathes
The reeds on the lake rustle
Night and day unite
In response to RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #222 Breath&Unite
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Sun embraces earth
Peace descends on the calm lake
The swan makes a splash
In response to RonovanWrites Weekly #Haiku #Poetry #Challenge #221 Peace&Love.
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The arrogant moon
Believed he outshone the sun
But she disagreed
In response to RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #220 He&She
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The steam arises
Covers the trees and valleys
Verdant green below
In response to RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #218 Steam&Cover
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When present is past
All the poison will still seep
Deadly legacy
In response to RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #217 Poison&Past
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Heroes are silent
Cowards protest loud and fierce
We are in between
In response to RonovanWrites RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #216 Hero&Coward
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The river rebels
Against the rock, unaware
Its course is shifting
In response to RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #215 Rebel&Change
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Winter brooks no fool
Or those lacking hunters fire
The cold teeth are sharp
In response to RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #214 Lack&Fool
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Unite behind them
And maybe they have a chance
So, come on England!
Sorry – couldn’t resist – so well timed!
In response to RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #208 Chance&Unite
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Brawn of the bear spent
The eagle sharpens it claws
This will bring no bliss
In response to RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #206 Bliss&Brawn
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Swallows fly freely
Soaring high in summer skies
Earthbound fox watches
In response to RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #203 Home&Free
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I watched his heartbeat
Fragile and fading too fast
Stops everyday
In response to RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #202 Fragile&Heartbeat
And in Memory of Lucas Henry Bailey
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The ballet dancer
Perfecting her heart with grace
Hiding her sore heart
In response to RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #201 Body&Art
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You sail down river
Obsessed with reaching the sea
Fertile hills roll by
In response to RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #199 Obsessed&You
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On the beating wing
Birds are party to the truth
From way up on high
In response to RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #198 Beat&Party
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One day, just for fun
The sun arose in the west
And the world went mad
In response to RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #197 Fun&Sun
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Tempting like a tart
Sweet nectar awaits inside
So the dance begins
In response to RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #190 Tart&Sweet
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Only hear the stream
Babbling toward to ocean
The breath of the air
In response to https://ronovanwrites.com/2018/02/19/ronovanwrites-weekly-haiku-poetry-prompt-challenge-189-zennoise/
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River slips quickly
Rolling by under the bridge
Until the freeze falls
In response to RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #188 Quick&Slip
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Peace is the echo
Of the voice of the songbird
Across the still lake
In response to RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #185 Sing&Peace
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The Press will touch all
The raw places to ensure
Peace will not prevail
In response to RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #184 Press&Touch
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Deep in the singed earth
Lies the burners testament
And the seeds of life
In response to RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #182 Singe&Deep
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The giant sun burns slow
Swells red and bloated, gassing
It’s life into space
In response to RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #180 Slow&Burn
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Brass gleams, drips with steam
Flaring in a beam of light
Driving on the wheel
In response to RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #179 Flare&Steam
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Daring the currents
Of the rare higher airways
Bold the eagle flies
In response to RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #178 Bold&Daring
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The heart of the oak
Old and strong, steadfast: yields to
The will of the wind
In response to RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #177 Strong&Heart
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