kingfisher
a rattle as the river
turns south

 

 

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Jean LeBlanc

Jean LeBlanc is a poet, artist, and teacher in Newton, New Jersey. She teaches writing and literature at Sussex County Community College. Her collections of short-form poetry include The Opposite of Bird (Cyberwit, 2015) and The Haiku Aesthetic: Short Form Poetry as a Study in Craft (Cyberwit, 2013). In her blog, www.jeanleblancpoetry.blogspot.com, she contemplates the role of art and poetry in our weird, mixed-up world.

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  1. I don't which kind of kingfisher, but I've been lucky to have witnessed most kinds.

    So I adore this haiku:

    kingfisher
    a rattle as the river
    turns south

    —JEAN LEBLANC

    The River Kingfisher which I'm most familiar with, is silent and rapid, and just like a speeding bullet of azure blurring into river and sky blue at the same time somehow.

    I love the rattle of the river, that's brilliant as you have it, but also these variations. Taking artistic license:

    kingfisher: a rattle as the river

    kingfisher: a rattle as the river turns

    But even more stunning as:

    a rattle as the river
    turns south

    There is something mystical and magical about these halcyon creatures embodying Summer.

    Awesome haiku.

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