a visit home
all the bird songs
sound the same

 

5 Responses

  1. Alan Summers Says:

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    a visit home
    all the bird songs
    sound the same

    —JEANNIE MARTIN

    Fascinating! This could be from a jaded point of view, that all birds and their 'noise' sound the same, and possibly annoying.

    Or perhaps the birdsong sounds the magical same as through childhood and young adulthood, and it's good be back, however temporarily.

    *

    cool morning
    birdsong
    light on a distant cloud

    Alan Summers
    Modern Haiku (1999)

    Anthology: Azami Haiku in English Commemorative Issue ed. Ikkoku Santo (Japan 2000)

  2. Garry Eaton Says:

    poetry lecture
    a distraction of birdsong
    from the open window

  3. martin1223 Says:

    last pour…
    again the night sky

  4. Mojde Says:

    True…
    They are the same

    travel is the teacher of this equality of environment…
    The only part who is changeable is
    the traveler…

    Should we,
    Leave and Live
    ?!?!

  5. Jeff hoagland Says:

    Jeannie –
    Love this haiku! There are multiple interpretations here but for me it rings of homecoming and the sense of home that our animal neighbors offer by their presence. Thank you for filling me with birdsong!

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