Dispatching
A Renhai by Jerry McKenzie (jm) & Vaughn Seward (vs)
The shovel's crunch
sends mice scurrying
out of their nests. /jm
A sudden rythymic whooshing... /jm&vs
the honk of low-flying geese. /vs&jm
A first warming day,
the song of their return...
not in sight. /vs
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8 comments:
very visceral and audible. however, the geese sound of return not in sight mixes up the senses too much for me, but that's just my take on it.
the poem is beautiful with clear contrasts and imagery for the 1st 3 stanzas, I love it!
enjoyed
john
Very nice.
Thanks all!
Dianne, thanks for your warm comments. Actually the last verse is not referring to the geese but to other bird(s) which I had not been hearing all winter; I could hear them but try as I might, I couldn't locate where they were exactly, most likely in some nearby tree (btw, each verse in renhai is generally independent but linked).
love the word "whooshing"
much love
gillena
Line five is a a very present haiku-moment. The last three lines seem to disguise loneliness, but at least it is a perfect description of flurry and expectation. And the sound of the first three: very good.
Best wishes
Ralf
Thanks too, Gillena & Ralf!
You clearly know so much about the subject, you’ve covered so many bases.
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