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The Crane, Sacred to Japan by Bonnie Flach

talon-ted osprey
grabbing fish from the river
for fledglings dinner
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squawking seagull cries
loves to steal other bird's fish
complains all the time
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oyster catcher's beak
so bright like a popsicle
orange, red, pink mix
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tuxedoed skimmer
glides across surface water
along sandy shore
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Haiku honoring Cranes, sacred to Japan, which includes Okinawa
rain lightly falling 
cranes under pine are busy
preening their feathers
spring time in Japan 
cranes welcome the warm weather 
standing in the sun
early morning fog 
crane sits alone on the rock 
sleepy hazy day
cranes flying over 
wide sweeping misty marshland 
will they land to rest
crane waits at brookside 
over tiny rocks, waters 
are gently trickling
(Haiku Poem)
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