Tanka #3 Blackbird

Common Blackbird

 

At first light of dawn
Crisp white frost covers green grass.
A lone blackbird sings
His rich, melodious song
Of praises to the new day.

Copyright 2011 Trevor Hampel

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One Response to “Tanka #3 Blackbird”

  1. john l malone says:

    nice poem, Trevor; a tanka of praise — always hard to pull off