Keri at Keri Recommends is hosting Poetry Friday today. Thank you.
feathers ruffled
winds of change howl
hunker down
OR
hunkered down
winds of change howl
feathers ruffled
Backstory: This is our resident Anna Hummingbird. One of two that protect their feeder. I can tell them apart as this one has a bit of white on his side. Last Saturday, when the wind was howling you could visibly see the feathers moving.
Jone Rush MacCulloch 
Lots of hunkering down in winter…what a cute bird! But looks a bit cold!
The first one feels like a warning, with “hunker down” at the end. This works on so many levels! Stunning photo, Jone!
Thank you.
This is stunning. The photo and the word play.
Your photography is simply stunning. (Love the poem, too.)
Thank you.
My parents have moved to a small town, and are loving discovering all the birds in their new backyard, and their distinct personalities!
Love hummingbirds. Ours have been around a lot, but no need to hunker down like you’ve had to in Portland. Glad you’re still feeding them! I like the first one.
Beautiful pictures, Jone, and I understand about the lines. I move them around, too, struggle deciding sometimes. I like no. 2, those “feathers ruffled”.
How cool to write a haiku that can be read on multiple levels and directions.
Hummingbirds are fascinating; thanks for the backstory! I love your haiku –the literal and figurative. Switching the lines and the change of tense in “hunker.” And I even read the first and last without the middle line. Great crafting!
So cool! I love the photographs, too, Jone, they look so thoughtful, these birds.
Love how this makes perfect sense either direction!
It’s a palindrome! And, very smart writing. How cool. Love the photo and the words together….especially, hunker down.