Carpe Diem #91, Seahawk

Dear Haijin, visitors and travelers,

Another day has gone by. It's still uncertain when my mom will have her heart surgery. The cardiologists and surgeons are still looking for a way to let it go on. So I am still a bit stressed and in this difficult time it's becoming difficult to write haiku, I think lack of inspiration ...

Let's go on. My father always said: 'Don't stand still, go on with your life'. And that's what I have to do ... go on.
Today our prompt is Seahawk a wonderful predator bird with a strong meaning. The Seahawk (or Hawk) is known as the messenger from the skies and when you see a Seahawk that is a sign to look closer to yourself. The Seahawk stands for spiritual rejuvenation and spiritual awareness.

Seahawk

The Seahawk is a majestic bird always aware of his surroundings. I never saw a Seahawk, but Hawks and Falcons I have seen a lot here in my region of The Netherlands. Falcons and Hawks have the same meaning as the Seahawk ...

messenger of heaven
circling high above my head -
re-thinking my life

Not a strong one, it looks more like a senryu than a haiku, but in my opinion senryu and haiku are very close to eachother.

This prompt will stay on 'til January 10th 11.59 AM (CET) and I will publish our new episode later on today around 10.00 PM (CET). That will be whale.
Have fun, be inspired and share your creativity with Carpe Diem a daily haiku meme.

Carpe Diem #70, Hawk (taka)

Dear Haijin, visitors and travelers,

We are almost halfway our third Carpe Diem month December. I have read wonderful haiku and haiku series on the classical Japanese kigo which are the prompts for this month. It's really awesome as I read all your nice haiku. It makes me proud and humble that I may be your host.
I will publish a new Carpe Diem Preview one of these days in which I will look back at the first half of this month.

Credits: Hawk in Winter

Today our prompt is Hawk (taka) and I am looking forward to your haiku. As I was preparing this episode I sought for a few examples of haiku with Hawk in it. I ran into the next haiku by Buson. It's a haiku with humor in it and I enjoyed reading it and could see the imagery in my mind.

kakitsubata betari no tobi no tarete keru

an Iris
with a Hawk's droppings
splashed over

Also Issa provided us with a nice haiku with Hawk in it:

otsu-e no oni mo niji to ya nukume-dori

even the painted devil
won't look ... little bird warming
the Hawk's nest

Explanation for this one by Issa:

On cold winter nights, Hawks capture small birds and sit on them to keep their bottoms warm, releasing them in the morning. Is this mere folklore or is it real animal behavior?
Issa suggests that the Hawk is a greater devil than the devil in the picture: a nightmarish child-snatcher whom even the devil fears to look upon.

Credits: Japanese Devil

Isn't it a wonderful prompt? In my region of The Netherlands, the Low lands, we can spot often Hawks whole year through. So let's go composing some haiku.

between bare branches
high above the white world
Hawks looking for prey

little bird caught
the Hawk is warming his butt -
stove warms my feet

Well ... I liked to write these haiku on our prompt Hawk (taka) for today. This prompt will stay on 'till December 16th 11.59 AM (CET) and later on today I will publish, 'cold crow (kangarasu)', our new prompt around 10.00 PM (CET).

Have fun, be inspired and share your haiku with Carpe Diem's daily haiku meme.