in the spring mist
all the birdsong on high
it marries the rain
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This poem was written in response to March 7, 2018: Rainy Forest, which is the first(?) great prompt at Seeds and Sand. The prompt and poems can be read here. And, to finish, here’s Howling Wolf –
thankful to see
on a thread of birdsong
first blossom
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This poem was written in response to Carpe Diem #1390 The Flute Weeps, another great prompt hosted by Chèvrefeuille at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai. All of the poems in the link-up can be read here. And, to finish, here’s P J Harvey –
through thinner
birdsong the thin
drizzle falls
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This poem was written in response to Carpe Diem #1161 Matsuyama City birth-place of Shiki, another great prompt from Chèvrefeuille at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai. All of the poems in the link-up can be read here. And, to finish, here’s Tom Waits –
in bits
under spring gusts I catch
the brittle birdsongs
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This poem was written in response to On The Trail With Basho Encore (2) fragile twigs, another great prompt hosted by Chèvrefeuille at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai. All of the poems in the link-up can be read here. And, to finish, here’s The Cure –
lightly, tiny birds
will also sing these songs once
I’m dying
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This poem was written in response to Carpe Diem Special #146, Etsujin’s “covered with cherry blossoms”, another great prompt hosted by Chèvrefeuille at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai. All of the poems in the link-up can be read here. And, to finish, here’s Bob Marley –
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