haiku

[billy]

The rookery wakes
black clouds rise from nesting
wind spins the scarecrows

[Ris Yerg]

Very interesting!
Enjoyed!
R.Y.

[billy]

glad you found it so

[heslopian]

An excellently concise and affecting image. The only thing which troubles me is "black clouds." It seems like it might be a metaphor for the rooks rising into consciousness, which wouldn't be kosher.

[violet]

I had never before heard the word 'Rookery' so i thank you for enlightening me to a new (awesome) word.

Rookery seems to point at seabirds/seals etc (or do you mean collection of nests high in trees?)
and because of the scarecrow line i immediately thought the 'black cloud' was in relation to a flock of crow's, so my immediate reaction was
one of slight confusion.. I'm just curious as to your intent with this interesting wording

That being said, i think this is wonderful in it's simplicity and the imagery that flows to mind with ease when reading is truly beautiful

Thank you for the wonderful read

[Cthonian]

Very simple and effective! For some reason the last line filled me with a sense of fear.

[billy]

I had never before heard the word 'Rookery' so i thank you for enlightening me to a new (awesome) word.

Rookery seems to point at seabirds/seals etc (or do you mean collection of nests high in trees?)
and because of the scarecrow line i immediately thought the 'black cloud' was in relation to a flock of crow's, so my immediate reaction was
one of slight confusion.. I'm just curious as to your intent with this interesting wording

That being said, i think this is wonderful in it's simplicity and the imagery that flows to mind with ease when reading is truly beautiful

Thank you for the wonderful read

a rook is an English member of the crow family. their collective nests is called a rookery. the flock you saw was spot on.
it's an observational poem.

thanks for the kind feedback.

thanks to jack and cthonian as well

[srijantje]

yes,a good one