NaPoWriMo#26 Song Thrush Spicket

Bird song through open window
well before dawn,
a dripping faucet song.

He rests on rotting bough
seat for morning’s leaky spout;
his throat a rusty valve.

Maybe his washer’s broken?
Maybe his cartridge gave out?
My legs stem in friction;
where’s his shut-off valve?

Would someone help
deactivate this cursed thing?
Wait, I see the problem,
his “O” vowel ring’s malfunctioning.

NaPoWriMo#26 challenges us to write a poem that contains at least one epic simile. Also known as Homeric similes, these are basically extended similes that develop over multiple lines.

A recording of a spring dawn chorus in Virginia, USA

16 responses to “NaPoWriMo#26 Song Thrush Spicket”

guyleneiswriting

Beautiful verses. They remind me of my childhood, when I sometimes spent the weekend at my grandparents’ house in the countryside and woke up to dozens of birds singing.
The audio record is beautiful too.

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1. K.Hartless
  
  Thank you. Your grandparent’s place sounds magical. Crickets and river flow take me back to my grandparent’s home. I appreciate you kind comments.
  
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Tom

A hilarious twist on morning birdsong – you depicted that grating irritation perfectly! 😉 ❤

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1. K.Hartless
  
  Thank you, Tom. 💜Are the birds berating you as well?
  
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  1. Tom
    
    They’re certainly trying their best! 😉 ❤
    
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Jeff Flesch

“a dripping faucet song” is my fav. Lovely poem, K. 💜

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1. K.Hartless
  
  Thank you kindly, Jeff. The one nesting outside my bedroom just keeps dribbling sound. 😂
  
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  1. Jeff Flesch
    
    You’re most welcome, K. Always. Haha. I know how that is. Truly. 😅😂
    
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johnlmalone

this is f****brilliant’! I laughed all the way through on a day i find hard to laugh 🙂 a first rate extended metaphor poem–

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1. K.Hartless
  
  Hi John. Thank you. I am glad you enjoyed it. Do you have the same cacophony of noise your way each morning?
  
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  1. johnlmalone
    
    thankfully no: just magpie song and the occasional cackle of kookaburras 🙂
    
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  2. K.Hartless
    
    Yes, same here.😂😂
    
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Jim W.

haha…another malfunctioning bird…what is going on?

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1. K.Hartless
  
  These birds have gone bananas. That’s all I can say. 😉
  
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  1. Jim W.
    
    What do you expect? They used to be dinosaurs and look happened to those guys 🦖🦖🦖🦕🦕🦕
    
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  2. K.Hartless
    
    There’s hope then. 😂
    
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