sounds of my spring -
a woodpecker raps
in the old tree
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Finally we have a day of sunshine, after all the snow .....
ora ga haru ... (sounds of) my spring
. . . Read my WOODPECKER haiku collection !
. . . Read my Haiku Archives 2008
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Sounds like we have similar weather ... glorious sunshine here, too!
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lake sunset --
ReplyDeletelast sunrays on a belly
of the landing heron
Origa
Michigan, USA
am i a tree?
ReplyDeletesunrise with woodpecker
chipping at my sleep.
--echizen kurage c.2008.02.10
Comments from friends:
ReplyDeleteI can feel the sap rising.
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Thank you Gabi. I have never seen a woodpecker for real but I have heard about them. I like raps as it reminds me of the energetic dancers and I think that is what the woodpecker is - energetic.
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Hello, Gabi-san,
Love the double meaning of "raps" in this.
May you have lots of sunshine while winter is winding down.
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Good one, Gabi!
I like that sound too. We have a type of woodpecker here called a Northern Flicker -- they like to rap on the eaves of the apartment building...there must be a few bugs around despite the cold!
http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Northern_Flicker.html
(My area is in the top portion of their year-round zone.)
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Hi Gabi! I guess you're a little ahead , with the weather. Nice moment here. I wonder if he's nest building or territory marking. Either way a sure sign of spring. Cheers !
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I liked it, Gabi san, I saw a woodpecker the other day and thought of spring. too It wasn't rapping the tree though, just flying around. Perhaps, it was looking for a nice rotten bough.
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I miss that sound.
ReplyDeleteI have lost woodpeckers, but I have gained the laughing kookaburra (sounds like a monkey to unknowing visiters), and the bell bird (which sounds like a very short but resonant bell chime.)
Chris