National Poetry Month Week 1

April 15, 2020 By Karin Wiberg

April is National Poetry Month in the U.S. and here at Chicken Haiku, we’re posting a poem a day on Instagram and Facebook. In case you miss them there, we’re sharing them again here.

Day 1

Flock of different breeds of chickens grazing in flowers and weeds — Yellow lion, black crow,
longtail turkey, speckled snow—
flock of backyard hens

Day 2

Large hawk sitting on tree branch — Three-chicken alarm
underneath the holly bush—
hawk surveys the farm.

This photo and poem are from several years ago with Flock 1.0. The ladies sure were scared!

Day 3

The fluffy butt of a chicken being tousled by the wind — Wind blusters,
chickens in their bloomers—
feathers dusters!

The blustery day in this photo inspired this poem. The illustrated version can be found in Chicken Haiku.

Day 4

Three chickens pecking away at their feeder — Chickens awake from sleeping sunset to sunrise—
breakfast of champions

Day 5

Two eggs on wood shavings in the nestbox — Two brown eggs
in the nest box.
Ah, breakfast!

Day 6

Three chickens dustbathing with fuschia and purple azaleas around them — Spa day treat—
dustbathing amidst
azaleas.

The photo is of Anne & Margaret (black) and Victoria (buff), aka Flock 1.0.

Day 7

Four chickens digging by the compost bin — Chickens dig,
earthworms zig…too slow!
It’s time to eat.

The illustrated poem can be found in Chicken Haiku.

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Holiday Craft Market
Dec 7, 2019, Raleigh, NC

Bynum Front Porch Holiday Bazaar
Nov 30, 2019, Pittsboro, NC

Holly Springs Book Festival
Nov 16, 2019, Holly Springs, NC

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October 4, 2019, Greensboro NC

NaNoRDU Author Showcase
September 21, 2019, Durham, NC

Page 158 Books
Haiku Celebration!
August 2, 2019, Wake Forest, NC

Tour d’Coop
June 1, 2019, Raleigh, NC

Craven Arts Council & Gallery, Inc.
Artwalk Reception
February 8, 2019, New Bern, NC
Original art on display February 2019

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