Date #midnighthaiku

Posted on August 2, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Last minute grooming
Nervous anticipation
Tender amusement

He arrives first, looking around, watching for her arrival. He is a disreputable, scruffy looking article, unkempt and ungainly. He reminds me of some of my sons’ teenage forays into the more regrettable fashions. His feathers seem glued into place… the wrong place… refusing to be smoothed no matter how he tries. And try he does, but to no avail.

She flies in silently and watches from the next branch. This is no first date…she watches his efforts to make himself presentable too tenderly, with too much indulgence in her smile. Beaks should not be able to smile, but hers does. She meets my eye and we share a moment of feminine undestanding. ‘Love sees only beauty,’ she seems to say.

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About Sue Vincent

Sue Vincent was a Yorkshire born writer, esoteric teacher and a Director of The Silent Eye. She was immersed in the Mysteries all her life. Sue maintained a popular blog and is co-author of The Mystical Hexagram with Dr G.M.Vasey. Sue lived in Buckinghamshire, having been stranded there due to an accident with a blindfold, a pin and a map. She had a lasting love-affair with the landscape of Albion, the hidden country of the heart. Sue  passed into spirit at the end of March 2021.
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17 Responses to Date #midnighthaiku

  3. robbiesinspiration's avatar robbiesinspiration says:
    August 2, 2017 at 05:52

    I love these extended haiku posts, Sue.

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  4. Jessica Bakkers's avatar Jessica Bakkers says:
    August 2, 2017 at 06:06

    She DOES have a smile on her… er, beak!

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  7. Judy E Martin's avatar Judy E Martin says:
    August 2, 2017 at 18:43

    I love this Sue. He is a lucky little bird that she loves him anyway regardless of his tufty feathers! 🙂

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  8. dgkaye's avatar dgkaye says:
    August 3, 2017 at 01:08

    Aw, love among the beaks. 🙂 xx

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