BIRD SONG: A Vernal Satire

What poets imagine while birds chirp in spring –

          Ah, another sweet spring day has come!
          How wonderful to be alive and see!
          this somnolent earth awaken to verdant green!

          The emerald richness is intoxicating!
          & I delight in the scent of spring!
          I offer all song to Apollo, bringer of noble bounty!

          How wonderful to offer notes in life's symphony
          & to share songs with forest brethren!
          My entire existence is a panegyric to spring! 

What scientists believe birds communicate –

          This is my space! Keep off!
          This space is mine! Keep away!

          I'm hungry and want food!
          Where's duh food?
          I haven't eaten any worms today!

          Hey there! Wanna copulate?
          Here I am, feathers splayed!
          I'm hot! Please inseminate! 


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from POEATIONS: Explorations in meta-poetry by T Newfields
Summary:  Some contrasting human perceptions of birdsong. 
Keywords:  birdsong, animal communication, verbal signals, anthropomorphizing animals

Author: T Newfields [Nitta Hirou / Huáng Yuèwǔ] (b. 1955 - ?)
Begun: 2013 in Tokyo, Japan ☆ Finished: 2023 in Shizuoka, Japan
Creative Commons License: Attribution. {{CC-BY-4.0}} Granted

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