Songs of Singers Singing

 

A continuous banner of birdsong

was quavering

in the light of dawn.

It was like listening to the symphony

and trying to hear

each individual instrument.

This was no ordinary concert,

for the migrating warblers

had joined the year round residents.

It was the marvelous 

month of May in Michigan;

magnificent!

My ears were filled with joy

as my brain picked out

the songs of singers singing.

© 2023 Richard Havenga

Photo Locations (with bird ID):

1. Prothonotary Warbler - Kalamazoo River - Allegan County - Michigan

2. Cape May Warbler - Ada Township - Kent County - Michigan

3. Bay-breasted Warbler - Home Woods - Cannonsburg, Michigan

4. Wilson's Warbler - Ada Township - Kent County - Michigan

5. Scarlet Tanager - Home Woods - Grattan Township - Kent County - Michigan

Season Tickets

The symphony
of summer evenings
is tuning up again
as soft dusk
approaches night. 

Cicadas are finishing
for the day,
while katydids and 
snowy tree crickets
begin to strike
their measured notes.

They don't seem to mind
if I fall asleep
during their performance.

I know it will happen
each night I open
the bedroom windows
of my country home.

I've been given
season tickets
to summer dreams.

© 2017 Richard Havenga

Photo Locations: 1. & 2. Home woods - Cannonsburg, Michigan