Archive for the ‘Haiku’ Tag

Eastern Collard Lizard   Leave a comment

Eastern Collard Lizard Sunning in the Morning Sun — Image by kenne

Wind threads canyon walls,
yet the lizard stays anchored—
sun writes on its back.

Wild Senna   Leave a comment

Wild Senna On the Slope Behind Our House — Image by kenne

Sunlit blossoms nod,
each one a small declaration:
I am here, I bloom. 

 

Blue-eyed Darter   Leave a comment

Blue-eyed Darner at Sweetwater Wetlands — Image by kennne

Where reeds bow in wind,
your brief, shining pilgrimage
outlives ancient song.

Anna’s Hummingbird   2 comments

Anna’s Hummingbird — Image by kenne

tiny green body,
she hovers where stories live—
between what we say

Sharing Berries   6 comments

Cedar Waxwings Sharing Berries — Image by kenne 

They pass a berry

beak to beak, politely,

as if time allows this. 

— kenne

Remembering How To Endure   Leave a comment

Cold trail at night—
even the stones remember
how to endure.

— kenne

Red Flame Dragonfly   7 comments

Red Flame Skimmer at Sweetwater Wetlands — Image by kenne

Red flame in sunlight—

wing-flash skims the quiet pond;

ripples carry fire.

— kenne

 

Another Beautiful Sunset In Tucson   Leave a comment

Sunset Sky — Image by kenne

From the patio—
clouds split, the sun breaks open,
rays scatter like prayers.

Evening settles in,
silence stitched with desert wind,
night takes the last fire.

Thurber’s Cinquefoil On Sunset Trail   2 comments

Thurber’s Cinquefoil On Sunset Trail — Image by kenne

Thurber’s cinquefoil glows,

sunset leans on the ridgeline—

silence takes its breath.

— kenne

Male Cardinal   4 comments

Male Cardinal in a Mesquite Tree — Image by kenne

Cardinal flares bright flame,

mesquite shadows bow around—

sunlight says amen.

Clouds At Sunset   Leave a comment

Clouds at Sunset — Image by kenne

white clouds unfolding

across the mountain’s dark skin—

light lingers, then slips

Sonoran Toads   1 comment

Three Sonoran Toads In Sabino Creek — Image by kenne

The Eyes Have It

Three toads in the creek—

the world keeps moving past them,

I pause, and join in.

Pipevine Swallowtail   2 comments

Pipevine Swallowtail on Mexican Bird of Paradise — Image by kenne

Pipevine swallowtail,

on bird of paradise flame—

wings of midnight glow.

Willet On The Sea of Cortés Shore   1 comment

Willet On The Sea of Cortés Shore — Image by kenne

Willet stands patient,

Sea of Cortés tide whispering,

feet sink into dusk.

Posted September 18, 2025 by kenneturner in Birds, Information, Photography, Poetry

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Trailing Windmill Wildflower   6 comments

Trailing Windmill Wildflower — Image by kenne

Trailing windmill blooms,

petals turning with the breeze—

mountain light flickers.