(c) Paul Militau used by permission from the photographer. Please do not copy or reproduce w/o permission from the photographer..
Wooden hawks emerge
From the earth seeking to join
Their blue sky brothers.
I follow Paul’s photography blog and am often struck by his creativity. When I saw this, my imagination saw earthbound hawks escaping their prison. I contacted and asked for permission to use this photograph and was very kindly given that permission. You can find more of Paul’s most excellent work at: https://photopaulm.files.wordpress.com The direct link to this photograph is: https://photopaulm.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/roots.jpg
I don’t feel I have done justice to this image, but, I tried!
You can also visit me and if you wish, follow me at my poetry only blog, Aki no Koe (voice of autumn): soundsofautumn.wordpress.com I will also be posting this on that site.
Please, always remember that if you use another person’s creativity without permission and/or acknowledgement, you are stealing which truly is horrible and snarky.
kanzen sakura 
Feb 06, 2015 @ 12:10:12
Reblogged this on Aki no Koe.
Feb 06, 2015 @ 12:15:47
I follow his blog as well. Truly magnificent photography.
This is an awesome Haiku, Kanzen. I’ve looked closely at the photograph and it all seems so real. ❤ ❤
Feb 06, 2015 @ 12:18:46
Thank you my friend. Paul does have a “truly magnificent” blog and he was willing to let me use his photograph. It spoke to me as soon as I saw it…haiku….
Feb 06, 2015 @ 18:55:29
You’re the Haiku Queen, you know. You should have a gorgeous picture to frame the words. ❤ ❤
Feb 06, 2015 @ 20:06:17
Awwwww, you are making me blush…..I now look like a little round beet. You are so good to me
Feb 07, 2015 @ 10:28:11
I tells it like I sees it, Kanzen. You know that, right? ❤
Feb 06, 2015 @ 12:19:51
The thought of hawks growing out of earth has mythological aspects that I love.. wonderful food for thought.
Feb 06, 2015 @ 12:38:14
It hit me the same way. I’m sure in Nordic mythology or Native American mythology, it has to be there somewhere. And if not, I say we make up our own myth. I love the Japanese winter kigo: taka – hawk. I did a haiku for that somewhere….probably with the mythology thing.
Feb 06, 2015 @ 12:30:32
so awesome – they really look like hawks… wow… love it
Feb 06, 2015 @ 12:32:04
Thank you. As soon as I saw Paul’s photo, the haiku jumped out of my brain…he is an excellent photographer and I enjoy following his blog.
Feb 06, 2015 @ 12:37:56
I can just see that hawk of tree spreading wings and taking flight
Feb 06, 2015 @ 13:07:16
Ha! Such imaginative Haiku.
Feb 06, 2015 @ 15:43:42
Thank you! But the roots do look like birds, don’t they?
Feb 06, 2015 @ 16:06:38
before I saw the Haiku, I thought it was an EAGLE.
Feb 06, 2015 @ 16:11:56
We have eagles and hawks in this area. I immediately thought hawk because of the size and shape. so far, people really like this photograph. Either way, it’s a great shot and certainly isn’t dovelike! It takes a strong, fierce bird to break free of the earth and escape to the sky. Thank you so much for letting me use this. I hope more people will click on the link to check out your blog!
Feb 07, 2015 @ 03:02:18
Very special capture!
Feb 07, 2015 @ 04:18:03
Beautiful and very special!
Feb 07, 2015 @ 11:11:02
Thank you, but it’s all the photo that does it.