Sand Martin

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Deep in Leeds centre

sand martins sound their return

railway arches sing

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Bravo!

.

Heavenly trio

robin, coal tit and goldcrest

singing such sweet songs

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Small pleasures

.

Sweet sibilant song

a robin busting a lung

pauses for replies

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Black cap

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Exquisite birdsong

attracted my attention

a flycatcher’s call

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Look up

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Swifts’ shrill, sweet singing

black sickles against blue skies

the height of summer

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Plagiarism

.

I’m just a poor boy

though my story’s seldom told

ready made haiku

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Blackbird

.

Privileged witness

to a lasting concerto

summer evening

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Mermaid

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Calling from the deep

beguiling me with her song

my life in her hands

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Song tree

.

A hundred voices

unseen shrill starling voices

fill the air with song

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Heart

 

A song from the heart

unseen but not unnoticed

blackbird belts one out.

 

by Scooj