A black-winged goldfinch
flits from feeder to puddle.
Beak dips, lifts, dips, lifts.

Crows forage in fields,
squawk, shake wings over spilled corn,
black dancers on snow.

Feathers flush rainbows
Wings whirr over corn stubble
Shotgun barrels lift

First place Haiku, 2008 Lyrical Iowa

Brown leaves swirl outside.
Deep in the rug by the hearth
crickets sing of love.