forsythia bush
chirping
yellow
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Amy Losak
Amy Losak is a healthcare public relations consultant. In 2021, Amy won first place in the Haiku Society of America’s annual Gerald Brady memorial senryu contest. Amy’s and her late mother Sydell Rosenberg’s (a charter member of HSA) three books are: H Is For Haiku(Penny Candy Books, 2018; illustrated by Sawsan Chalabi; Amy wrote the introduction). This picture book was honored in 2019 by the National Council for Teachers of English as a “Notable Poetry Book.” Poised Across the Sky (Kattywompus Press, 2020. Syd’s mostly haiku and senryu chapbook.) Wing Strokes Haiku(Kelsay Books, 2022. A collaborative collection.) Amy also is a member of a group of Jewish authors, all women, who are “crazy” about children’s books: The Book Meshuggenahs: www.thebookmeshuggenahs.com. It serves as a resource for kids, families, and communities. View all posts by Amy Losak
Lovely Amy! I think “chirping yellow” is a great shade name ! And the sound… something like canary!
Chirping yellow!
Enjoy hearing the chirping and seeing yellow.
A wonderful use of synesthesia Amy. Whenever I see forsythia, I always 'smell' yellow. I love your
'chirping yellow'. :-)
Nicely done, Amy! Congratulations!
Evocative word choices! Congratulations, Amy!
So creative, Amy!
awesome poem, it works on every level, an instant Classic, congratulations
forsythia bush
chirping
yellow
—AMY LOSAK
Wonderful!
I read that forsythia in the USA does not appeal to any birds, so I imagine you filling in the lack of birdsong with a beautiful and happy tune yourself! :-)
warm regards,
Alan
p.s.
Beautifully uplifting haiku!
Oh yes! I love this. I can hear it! My American goldfinches begin to turn bright yellow just as the forsythia starts to bloom.
goldfinch
a forsythia blossom
flies off
If ever there was a 'chirpable' colour it would surely be yellow. Perfect.
… and your mother smiles. _m
Thanks, all, for your kind compliments! My haiku is based on an actual experience I had in my town! Julie Warther kindly included it in Ohio?s Holden Arboretum haiku path last year, in the spring selection.