Comment from foxangie123

Excellent

Great job with this. I remember a momma birdie doing this exact same thing when I was young as a hawk had got her baby. Excellent.

 Comment Written 13-Nov-2016

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reply by the author on 14-Dec-2016

OMG! A VERY belated thank you, Angie! Your comments were appreciated, though not acknowledged.
Don

Comment from winnona

Excellent

A wellwritten contest entry. I think you have completed the challenge of the contest well. Your words flowed easily and combined sending the message of the poem to the reader.

 Comment Written 12-Nov-2016

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reply by the author on 13-Nov-2016

Thank you, Winnona.

Comment from Mrs Happy Poet

Excellent

Yes you have done well but you don't mention a season which is part of the rules if I read them right thought id better mention it incase you need to adjust things regards Jill

 Comment Written 11-Nov-2016

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reply by the author on 12-Nov-2016

Thanks, Jill, but "snowdrift" is a seasonal reference, which is fine. I appreciate your wanting to help!

Comment from mvbrooks

Excellent

Interesting haiku--the bird could be in a semi-hibernating state and out of sight of predators, or it could be that the bird was a victim of the snow.

 Comment Written 11-Nov-2016

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reply by the author on 11-Nov-2016

No, good guesses. In this case, mama bird, distressed over the missing chick, the only one that had survived and that had disappeared when she left the nest to find food for it, abandoned her nest to begin a new life. Very sad.

Thank you for showing concern for her, mybrooks! Much appreciated1