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Haikai Challenge #170: Christmas Queen

Posted by msjadeli on

Pileated Woodpeckers – Roadkill Crossing

She of red-
crested head, hungry,
dwarfs her cage
mate with grace.
Queen of woodpeckers visits
this Christmas morning.

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Frank J. Tassone is the host of Haikai Challenge. Write the haikai poem of your choice (haiku, senryu, haibun, tanka, haiga, renga, etc.) that states, or alludes to, any of the Kigo cited above. Please reference which Kigo/Date to which you write your haikai.

This is for #170, Christmas. It isn’t my photo, but yesterday I saw a pileated woodpecker at the suet cage for the first time. She dwarfed it. First time seeing one up close. What a nice Christmas present from nature.

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14 Comments Add yours

  1. Sadje says:
    December 27, 2020 at 12:19 am

    She is a beauty.

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    1. ben Alexander says:
      December 27, 2020 at 2:16 am

      Indeed!

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      1. Sadje says:
        December 27, 2020 at 2:18 am

        👍

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    2. msjadeli says:
      December 27, 2020 at 10:10 am

      🙂

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      1. Sadje says:
        December 27, 2020 at 10:45 am

        👍

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  2. Carol anne says:
    December 27, 2020 at 4:05 am

    cool! I bet she was so pretty! ❤

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    1. msjadeli says:
      December 27, 2020 at 10:13 am

      🙂

      Like

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  3. Frank J. Tassone says:
    December 27, 2020 at 3:20 pm

    Reblogged this on Frank J. Tassone and commented:
    #Haiku Happenings #1 (12/27/20): Jade Li’s latest #haikai for my current #Haikai Challenge!

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  4. memadtwo says:
    December 27, 2020 at 5:31 pm

    An excellent present! Merry Christmas!

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    1. msjadeli says:
      December 27, 2020 at 7:44 pm

      Thank you, K. This year’s been a wild ride hasn’t it.

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      1. memadtwo says:
        December 28, 2020 at 7:03 am

        Indeed it has.

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  5. Pingback: #Haikai Challenge #171 (12/29/20): Cold Moon (fuyu no tsuki)/New Year’s Eve (toshi no yo)/ New Year’s Day (ganjitsu) #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga – Frank J. Tassone
  6. purplepeninportland says:
    December 30, 2020 at 10:12 am

    Love this photo, and your words!

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    1. msjadeli says:
      December 30, 2020 at 3:47 pm

      Sara, many thanks. She was a great Christmas gift 🙂

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