small brook . . .
a wren’s beak dips
into the babbling

 

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Shawn Blair

Shawn Blair’s haiku, haibun and senryu have been published in many fine journals. His work can be found in Red Moon anthologies and he has placed in various contests including Golden Haiku, Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival, Kaji Aso Studio, and Autumn Moon. Since 2024 he is a member of the Route 9 Haiku Group with fellow poets Yu Chang, John Stevenson, Tom Clausen, Mary Stevens, Susan Yavaniski, and Ion Codrescu. The group publishes the biannual print journal Upstate Dim Sum. Shawn lives in upstate New York.

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  3. Beautifully written, capturing natural history as a poem

    small brook . . .
    a wren’s beak dips
    into the babbling

    —Shawn Blair

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    "into the babbling" is a wonderful poetic line taking us back to the "small brook" and where "a wren’s beak dips" and back "into the babbling". A masterful cyclical poem just as natural history is sublime.

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    the rill's trick
    a greenfinch moves
    its green around

    Alan Summers
    Third Place, 2018 Henderson Haiku Contest (Haiku Society of America)

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