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I know spring has arrived when I hear the tumbling tune of the Red-winged blackbird. It starts abruptly with one note then turns into a musical trill. His song amplifies as I approach the lakeside. My mind wanders, searching for his noticeable markings of red and yellow on his shiny black wings. There he is perched high on top of a cattail. Swaying in spring's afternoon breeze.
His striking presence lets it be known that this territory is carefully watched. His natural instinct to impress a mate nearby. I smile, spring has arrived in bountiful song. Courtship flutters in the warming sun.
o-ka-lee he sings
serenading his lover
promises of spring
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Haibun Monday - Birdsongs
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How absolutely lovely. The one note of life and spring and hope I've heard today. It has been a hard one. Your poem is a gift.
ReplyDeleteYeah, this fine work was amplified for me this afternoon when, as I finished reading it, I glanced out the window and saw my 1st redwing blackboard of the season. Serendipitous, eh?
ReplyDeleteYou beautifully captured the many promises of spring carried by birdsongs. <3
ReplyDeleteBeautiful haibun.
ReplyDeleteThanks for dropping by to read mine
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Beautiful moments there, lovely scene..
ReplyDeleteBeautiful write and a beautiful bird! Thank you True for a charming piece!
ReplyDeleteI don't believe we have the ones with such striking marks.
ReplyDeleteBeautifully written! They are very striking with their red wings against the balck!
ReplyDeleteI love red-winged blackbirds:) You don't see them in NC but they were prevalent in the Midwest. Thanks for bringing back the memories;)
ReplyDeleteBeautifully captured. Lovely Haiku
ReplyDeleteI'm smiling with you. I used to see red-winged blackbirds at the pond near one of the ball fields in Morningside Park where my daughter played softball. Always a welcome sight!
ReplyDeleteSight, sound, all of it here. from Petru
ReplyDeleteThis sounds a lot like the behavior of our blackbird
ReplyDeleteThis is wonderful, Tru. I can see the whole play before me.
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