after the ceremony gossiping jackdaws

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Marion Clarke

Marion Clarke is a poet and visual artist from Warrenpoint, Northern Ireland. She has been studying and writing haiku for over a decade and her work features regularly in international journals. Winner of two Sakura awards in the the Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival Haiku Contest, and shortlisted in the Touchstone Awards, Clarke?s poetry is included by invitation in two national collections of haiku from the island of Ireland. A selection of her poetry and artwork is at http://seaviewwarrenpoint.wordpress.com/

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  1. Nifty Marion, I can hear your jackdaws "loudly criticizing" what they had just seen. Smiles_! _m

    two crows discuss
    perched on this well used harrow
    new sprouts

  2. .
    I adore the gossip of all birds, and in particular, the various members of the crow family:

    after the ceremony gossiping jackdaws

    —MARION CLARKE

    Wonderful play as sure the birds will have something to say about a ceremony, and guessing this might be a wedding ceremony it might be on the quality and quantity of rice thrown at the bridal couple. :-)
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    slow-drifting clouds
    out of the lebanon cedar
    a discussion of crows

    Alan Summers
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    1. Thank you, Alan.

      This could indeed have been a wedding, but was in fact after a funeral mass. I noticed it from my office window which overlooks the church across the street. Most of the guests were in black and were standing in the road behind the hearse chatting as they waited to follow the funeral procession to the end of the street. On the lawn in front of my office was this group of birds who looked like they were mimicking the people. Although it was a sad occasion for those present, as an onlooker it was darkly amusing.

  3. Beautiful, Marion. I love the way you let the reader define the ceremony. And "gossip" is a wonderful choice.

    Bill K

  4. Marion,

    Spot on view and comment about typical social behavior — that of the birds and the people at the ceremony. Enjoyed this!

    –Theresa

  5. So evocative Marion. Just 5 words, and each one perfectly selected for the poetic experience – bringing maximum opportunity for the audience to engage and interpret, while remaining true to the originating encounter. And I really appreciate the wry observation of human nature.

    This is a truly great haiku, worthy of a comparison with Issa. Wonderful poetry – thanks for sharing.

    Strider

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