Shy and elusive
Yet such a fancy outfit
A jewelled treasure
✏️+🎨 by Lisa
Pardalote hidden in the canopy
poetry
Hopeful herald
A white feathered friend
Has a lot of news to share
Busy beak; sharp screech
✏️ + 🎨 by Lisa
Autumn lullaby 🍂
Chilly evening
Birdsong lullaby
The sun falls asleep
Fate defied
Tiny yellow leaves
Flutter inevitably
No wait! They're weebills!
*
I’m a weebill I'm
a weebill I'm a weebill
Squeaks the proud weebill
Spotted tail quoll
The spotted tail quoll
Once widespread on the mainland.
But they will be back...
✏️ Paula
🎨 Gus (8 years old)
Moonlighting
In a cloak of fog
the sun impersonates
the full moon
Blue footed booby
Blue footed booby
Grows into puberty blues
Then busts out dance moves
✏️+🎨 by Sophie
* Note the blue footed booby is not from Canberra and so this is not strictly a “Canberra haiku”. However Sophie is from Canberra and she dreams of the blue footed booby.
Fantails
Flittering fantails -
Delighted by the insects
Unimpressed by me
Garden Glutton
Curious possum
His eyes sparkle with delight
Apricots await
✏️ Belinda
🎨 Elliott (12 years old)
Wary basker
Vigilant lizard
Agrees to share her sunshine
Just don’t touch her rock!
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