Pacific Northwest House Finch
H ere in the Pacific Northwest, there is a rosy-red colored, rich cacophony of glorious song birds: the House Finch, Purple Finch, Red-breasted Sapsucker, and the Red Crossbill, along with songsters of other feathers, like the Western Tanager, that fill the mountain fresh breezes with their trills, tweets, twitters, chirps, and cheeps — the sweet sounds of spring! It perks the ears to bring a smile, and stirs happiness of the heart — lifting one’s spirit out of the doldrums of winter.
The sweet refrains ignite a crisp aliveness, so that all, no matter the age, health, or circumstance, feel the spark of gratitude for simply being alive. The belief that, in spite of it all, possibility still abounds, and life may truly be better. Poets and minstrels, down through the ages, into our present time, have equated and do equate, these lilting arias to the sound of joy — melodies played on the heart strings. Everywhere we go, their beauty spills into our day, brightening our sense of self, and bringing lightness to the world.
note by note they spark with joy
igniting spring’s breeze
Western Tanager
Sapsucker, Purple Finch, Crossbill
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rob kistner © 2022
Poetry at: dVerse
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Beautifully done Rob! I love it. It was very special to see Ain’s photo of the tree you posted,
Thank you Dwight, very much. I was touched and honored by Ain’s kindness. 🙂
Beautiful haibun. Luv the contrasts of winter and spring moods.
Much????love
Thank you Gillena. For some reason my friend, I was unable to leave a comment on you site today, to tell you how much I enjoyed your haibun. Much love to you!
A lovely Haibun. I love the finch’s song
Thank you Debi. I am pleased you enjoyed.
Rich haibun, the intricately displayed birds carrying your message about poetry..
Thank you Ain. And my friend, I was so pleased to see that you made it to Pushkin Square. Thank you for the kindness… 🙂
Beautiful creatures and I enjoyed the video. Thank you for lifting my spirit.
You are welcome True, any time my friend! 🙂
Fresh & fine writing, Rob.
Not quite there yet, here, but it’s getting closer. Thanks for the very tasty appetizer. Salute.
You are, as always, most welcome. Thank you for your kind words.
You evoke the joy of bird songs so beautifully, Rob!
Thank you Frank! 🙂
“melodies played on the heart strings.”
They are masters of that instrument Tzvi. 🙂
Such a lovely commentary Rob! I especially like ‘the songs of birds swell’ !
Thank you Carol! 🙂
Oh this bird is so beautiful. Not sure if we have finches here but I definitely agree that birdsongs bring so much hope. Of all the possibilities as your rightly put, Rob.
Thank you very much RW! The House finch was originally only found in western North America, primarily tye coastal regions. They have been introduced in the eastern United States by accident, when they brought to Long Island New York to sell unsuccessfully. Those few birds were then released, and managed to survive and began reproducing. But the concentration of the species is still in Western North America.
Beautiful! <3
Thsnk you Kate! 🙂
I love your spark of hope here!
Thank you Mary…! 🙂
Yes! It is pretty hard to ignore their songs of hope. I love the way you express that here….”so that all, no matter the age, health, or circumstance, feel the spark of gratitude for simply being alive. The belief that, in spite of it all, possibility still abounds, and life may truly be better.”
Thank you Mish. I have an unsquelchable optimistic vein that runs through my recently grumpy heart.
What would we do without birds? I can’t imagine it.
Yes Kerfe — A world with any melody is a world in which I don’t ever want to be.
Maybe we interpret our own emotions in the birdsong, but I am not sure it matters… it gives hope
In this world turned toward the bleak and hopeless, what is greater than hope Bjorn. There are so many who are but empty shells, having lost hope.