Thanks Shirley.
This was in my balcony in Pune. A dozen or more birds were going any which way with loud noises that day and then I heard a distant thunder . . . and even today I wonder if they were warning each other of the impending rain or if they were enjoying the rain after a hot spell . . .
Ever since I moved to Australia for a number of years my knowledge of British birds has never fully come back, but birdsong is a vital part of my life wherever I lay my hat.
Ah, yes, the birds all know about communication, and we'd be wise to notice what they notice. :-)
how little
I know of bird calls
distant thunder
Kala Ramesh
(Akita International Haiku Award, First Prize, September 2013)
Wonderful!
*
train whistle
?a blackbird hops?
along its notes
Alan Summers
Publications credits:
Presence #47 (2012); THF Per Diem: The Elements (September 2012); tempslibre (2013)
Yes, I remember! Wasn't it the THF Per Diem: The Elements (September 2012)? I had a triple result with this poem as it was picked up by you, and by Presence magazine, as well as reprinted by tempslibre. :-)
have read this before…. remember Vinay had showcased this for the Indikukai with the theme; thunder. Love the contrast of the tiny bird and the mighty thunder.
November 10th, 2015 at 11:28 am
love this, had to read it a few times, left me feeling very calm
November 10th, 2015 at 11:40 pm
Thanks Shirley.
This was in my balcony in Pune. A dozen or more birds were going any which way with loud noises that day and then I heard a distant thunder . . . and even today I wonder if they were warning each other of the impending rain or if they were enjoying the rain after a hot spell . . .
November 10th, 2015 at 2:10 pm
So lovely — the emotion runs deep.
November 10th, 2015 at 11:34 pm
Thanks Marie.
It's most heart warming when the ku goes well with the readers.
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November 10th, 2015 at 3:28 pm
Beautiful.
Bill K
November 10th, 2015 at 11:31 pm
Thanks a lot, Bill.
^_^
November 10th, 2015 at 3:52 pm
Stunning.
November 10th, 2015 at 11:30 pm
Thanks a lot!
November 10th, 2015 at 6:24 pm
Solid Kala; each read, another thought. _m
November 10th, 2015 at 11:32 pm
Thanks alot, Magyar.
Really happy it's working so well for you.
November 11th, 2015 at 2:50 am
Ever since I moved to Australia for a number of years my knowledge of British birds has never fully come back, but birdsong is a vital part of my life wherever I lay my hat.
Ah, yes, the birds all know about communication, and we'd be wise to notice what they notice. :-)
how little
I know of bird calls
distant thunder
Kala Ramesh
(Akita International Haiku Award, First Prize, September 2013)
Wonderful!
*
train whistle
?a blackbird hops?
along its notes
Alan Summers
Publications credits:
Presence #47 (2012); THF Per Diem: The Elements (September 2012); tempslibre (2013)
warm regards,
Alan
November 19th, 2015 at 6:03 pm
Thanks a lot, Alan.
I love yours too . . . and I had selected it for 'Haiku Foundation's Per Diem, I remember!
November 20th, 2015 at 4:13 am
Hi Kala,
Yes, I remember! Wasn't it the THF Per Diem: The Elements (September 2012)? I had a triple result with this poem as it was picked up by you, and by Presence magazine, as well as reprinted by tempslibre. :-)
warm regards,
Alan
November 13th, 2015 at 3:59 am
thank you for sharing this with us.
November 13th, 2015 at 1:02 pm
I love the contrast in this one. The fragile bird call against the thunder. Thos two sound create a huge spatial feeling in the haiku.
November 19th, 2015 at 6:01 pm
Thanks a ton :)
January 9th, 2016 at 6:32 pm
A little late noticing this- but Nice one Kala.
January 10th, 2016 at 3:49 am
This one has always been my favourite! Touches a chord somewhere deep!
January 13th, 2016 at 1:03 am
have read this before…. remember Vinay had showcased this for the Indikukai with the theme; thunder. Love the contrast of the tiny bird and the mighty thunder.