Out Of Nowhere

cobalt pre-dawn sky
alive with acrobatics
seagulls terrorise

Reviews

[emmajoy]

Chris, this is such a fine write, short but wildy accurate, such clever wording.

However, much the same as I saw other day: woman sitting on quite a crowded beach throwing up bread to hordes of gulls who were diving and screaming all around her whilst adults and children nearby were ducking, petrified. Took two couples to dare the birds and have her stop. Friends/I wondered if she was 'poorly, lonely' but whatever -was so foolish, dangerous.

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you Em for checking this one out. She was probably lonely and thinking she was doing the gulls a kindness. Poor soul, not realising the havoc she was encouraging.

Chris

[Ted Kniffen]

How true, Chris. Where I live, in the middle of the Great Lakes, gulls are a constant. They live in the city, waddle around picking at garbage, following the freighters, bothering the tourists...in general just having a good time.

[Chris Shaw]

Thanks Ted. They are bad neighbours, but good to look at in flight. Thanks for checking in Ted.
read moreThanks Ted. They are bad neighbours, but good to look at in flight. Thanks for checking in Ted.


Chris

[Stella Armour]

A lovely haiku Chris , the movement of birds brings the early morning sky aklive ... those dreadful seagulls frighten even me since one stole food right out of my hand..

[Chris Shaw]

Good morning Stella. Watching seagulls in the air and from the inside of a cottage at dawn is preferable to being on the ground when they are around! They are frightening, and do pinch any food they can see from your fingers. However their flight and arial acrobatics are wonderful to see.

Chris

[Stella Armour]

I must admit we only see them here inland in the cold months when they are hungry so i haven't seen them at their best ....

[Chris Shaw]

I have seen the best and worse of them. Reminds me of human behaviour :)

[Stella Armour]

lol .... yes greedy !

[Chris Shaw]

:)).................

[Einstein Noodle]

great title for your wonderful haiku, Christine!!! splash of color in what is always glorious to witness ... sunrise .. and the frenetic action of seagulls vying for that morsel of food .. or maybe just jabbering away at each other ... i have a special memory of spending a couple days in a "more than I could afford" hotel on Pismo Beach, CA .. I was on the 2nd floor with a little balcony facing the sea ... gulls hung on the wind at times about ten feet away and at the same level as the balcony .. tho it was the sunsets I watched ... your haiku has brought it all back ... along with feelings of contentment ... alone but not lonely ;) so glad to have read this, this morning ... blessed me it did! :)

[Chris Shaw]

Dear Mr E, I am thrilled that this little haiku should bring such memories back to you. I love that word jabbering you have used. A word seldom seen nowadays. Seagulls at dawn do seem to appear out of nowhere. One arrives and in seconds they are everywhere. This was at Brixham just over a month ago and I am happy to say I will be returning there towards the end of June. So pleased you called this morning. You've put a smile on my face.

Chris

[Einstein Noodle]

so glad you are home dear friend! ;) so ... off to Brixham eh!? will it be an extended vacation?

[Chris Shaw]

Only for a week. I wish we could live there but with adult grandchildren living with us, their needs come first at the moment. We have to make do with holidays. But one day.........

[Einstein Noodle]

tip a pint of the Earl for me eh!? .... yesterday i visited a small brewery near here with a friend and had a dark, caramely stout beer ..had a 9% kick to it ... fun stuff!!!

[Chris Shaw]

There will certainly be some good strong ales to sample that will knock your socks off. I will have one for you :))

[Einstein Noodle]

:))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))

[Chris Shaw]

:))................

[Hayley]

Where is this supposed to be? The imagery is great; I grew up near the beach and while we didn't have seagulls, we had pigeons and that was pretty bad, too.

[Chris Shaw]

This is Brixham in Devon Hayley. One of my favourite places. A small fishing town. Thank you for reviewing.

Chris

[gram linski]

They do indeed, Chris, not even seagulls these days, just plain b*****d gulls,

[Chris Shaw]

Aye, can't disagree with your there gram.

Chris

[Chris]

I like the image and the action... Nicely fits the genre.

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you very much Chris for the visit.

[Rye]

Wow, what a Haiku here, this is wonderful

[Chris Shaw]

Many thanks Ryanna. I appreciate you checking in. Best regards.

Chris

[Rye]

thanks, I've been on a vacation. I am glad to be back on here now.

[Chris Shaw]

Wondered where you had been. Glad you are back and hope you had a good time :)

[DIVYA]

I can picture your words...hear the contentious noise of those birds against the cobalt blue sky...even the faint murmur of the sea somewhere. This is truly painting of a story with words. Amazing write, dear Chris.

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you dear DIVYA, this form actually requires quite a lot of thought. The idea was running through my mind for sometime before the words appeared. Thank you for your continued and much valued support.

Chris

[DIVYA]

Always here! You're welcome dear Chris.