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Wednesday, July 01, 2009

first light . . .

after the car alarm

birdsong

[First published at Temps Libre]

Masago said...: Something about this resonates for me. Well done.; 6:15 PM
Devika Jyothi said...: like it Bill

here most of the time car alarms come after the birdsong! :)

they are up even before the light,

wishes,
devika; 7:50 PM
Karol Rosiak said...: ... Good haiku, a nicely observed moment.
Thank you, Bill.

- Karol; 8:08 AM
haiku-shelf (Angelika Wienert) said...: I like this haiku very much, Bill!; 12:38 PM
Bill said...: Thanks, Vaughn, Devika,Karol, and Angelika.; 6:57 PM
Tikkis said...: The car's song --
the bird
replies

The starlings learn all kind of sounds; in our garden was one singing the sound of a cellular phone. I took my phone and replied: "Hellou!"

The bird didn't reply.; 11:59 AM
jem said...: Oh yes, that's just how it is. One seems to wake the other. Sometimes it's an endless chain of night / early morning noises. The foxes barks wake the gulls who answer back. And in the middle of it all, us trying to sleep.; 4:40 AM