murky water swirls
on its ragged path to sea
blue bolt over grey
breaks monotony
iridescent kingfisher
fades in the hedges
Saw my first Kingfisher of the year, D and friends were taking a winter dip in the river Cam in Cambridge. It was only a moment of bright blue whizzing across the murky water. It was all over well before I could get my cameraphone ready, but here is a pic of the sunrise.
First pic by me. Kingfisher illustration from RSPB website.
a leaping fish breaks
through the ceiling of heaven
and gasps at his world
Was at Box End Lake near Bedford. Beautiful warm evening. Watched Deb and Neil swim, then just watched the stillness of the lake at sunset when they disappeared to the far end. I noticed fish were leaping out of the water, twisting in mid air then flopping back in.
I know, I know, more lazy anthropomorphism. I’m giving a fish a concept of self, world and desire for adventure in this Haiku, but have you ever interviewed a fish? You might be surprised.
However, a more plausible explanation for this behaviour is they might have been trying to escape from the alpha hunter in the lake, big bruising Pike live in it. Mind your toes!
My pic from Box End.
