Springtime Alarm Clock
Supposedly, time is a gentle songbird,
but someone forgot to tell
the robin outside my window
in the predawn darkness
who is singing jazz riffs
that would make Charlie Parker proud.
©Mary Lee Hahn, 2019
Here is my metaphor:
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And here is Charlie Parker, who I chose randomly, but just learned is Charles ("Bird") Parker.
Amy has the Poetry Friday Roundup this week at The Poem Farm. She knows all about Everyday Birds and their alarm clock tendencies!
Love! This affirms my belief that birds have the names of musicians...especially jazz musicians in springtime.
ReplyDeleteWow! What a fabulous, jazzy little poem and how apt that Charlie Parker is nicknamed "Bird"!
ReplyDeleteAh! Serendipity! Someone forgot to tell the nighttime peepers too!! Crazyloud! Happy Poetry Friday...and Happy Homestretch, my friend. xxxx
ReplyDeleteOh, jazzy songbirds! Such a fun poem; love the connection to Charlie Parker too. :)
ReplyDeleteJazz is the perfect metaphor for bird song! When more than one species is involved it's as though they are all improvising, responding to one another. Thank you for making this connection for me!
ReplyDeleteYou certainly jazzed up this poem of yours with a robin's song and a descriptive metaphor, Mary Lee. I enjoyed the jazz number also for its sprightly tune.
ReplyDeleteI love your jazzy alarm clock!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the best alarm clock ever. Finally, I am hearing one myself. Most of the time, it's the chickadees, but now, more!
ReplyDelete"Time is a gentle songbird" is such an interesting metaphor! This poetry play really send you in jazzy directions :-)
ReplyDeleteI love how you turned the metaphor to a jazzy bird outside your window. I am often awakened by loud song birds.
ReplyDeleteI am waiting for the robins to get in full voice around here, your poem reminds me that maybe they can be a little loud. But I love the idea of birdjazz starting the day even if I wanted to stay asleep longer. Love the whole Charlie Parker thing. Janet Clare F.
ReplyDeleteWhat a cool coincidence! Love both your poem and Charlie Parker.
ReplyDeleteI love hearing that "jazz riff" each morning. Great poem!
ReplyDeleteHey, I wonder if that's the same robin that's been waking me up early, maybe a distant relative. I wrote a poem about this same phenomenon. Nice Poem Mary Lee and jazz riff too!
ReplyDeleteWe've got some of those robins outside our window-just add a clunking sound as they fly into the windows, too (and trust me, the windows aren't that clean).
ReplyDeleteLOVE that you chose Bird Parker RANDOMLY and he still fit!!!
ReplyDeleteI've started sleeping with the window open, hoping to connect more with the outside world... and yeah, the Phoebe is really helping with that. TWEEEEET! TWEEEET!