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Haiku poetry, painting and drawing inspired by the beauty of Canberra. Words and art by Canberra Haiku and friends.

cockatoo

Old limbs

March 12, 2023March 12, 2023 mattautumn, birds, canberra, cockatoo, haiku, painting, poetry2 Comments
Hobbling in the cold
I watch cockatoos chew through
knobbly old branches

Spring rain

November 6, 2022 mattbirds, canberra, clouds, cockatoo, haiku, painting, poetry, spring, writing6 Comments
Cockatoos fly home 
earlier than yesterday -
the smell of Spring rain

Hopeful herald

March 29, 2022 mattbirds, canberra, cockatoo, haiku, Lisa, painting, parrot, poetry5 Comments
A white feathered friend 
Has a lot of news to share
Busy beak; sharp screech

✏️ + 🎨 by Lisa

Moonlighting

February 23, 2022 mattbirds, canberra, cockatoo, haiku, painting, poetry, summer, watercolours, zen3 Comments
In a cloak of fog 
the sun impersonates
the full moon

Dawn ceremony

January 15, 2022 mattbirds, canberra, cockatoo, haiku, mountain, painting, parrot, poetry, sumi e, summer, tree, writing, zen1 Comment
Reverent attendees 
honour this dawn, except the
Loudmouth cockatoos

Summer dusk

January 11, 2022 mattbirds, canberra, clouds, cockatoo, haiku, painting, parrot, poetry, sky, summer, sunset, tree, zenLeave a comment
Cloudless twinkling sky 
Cockatoos snuggle to sleep
Scent of eucalypts

Yellow-tailed black cockatoo

December 29, 2021December 29, 2021 mattbirds, canberra, clouds, cockatoo, collage, haiku, Lisa, painting, parrot, poetry, skyLeave a comment
Evocative skies
Spread over with mournful cries
Touches of yellow

* By Lisa

Summer morning

December 6, 2021 mattbirds, canberra, cockatoo, haiku, painting, parrot, poetry, summer4 Comments
Summer stirs awake 
A curious cockatoo
Chews the drying wood

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