last pain-stricken bird
sings the saddest song
with the haunting sound
of yearning for his mate
lost to dismal death
death
death
death
perched on a burned bough
over sizzling amber waves
inviting the inevitable end
‘cause she's gone
to cavernous halls
halls
halls
halls
it’s more pain
his little heart can take
standing alone
draped with raging cries
amidst cinders of lost love
lost love
lost love
lost love
Left All Alone
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Author Notes
Picture of the Maui Parrotbill bird
amber waves = volcano lava
The Maui parrotbill bird, is critically endangered, with less than 150 individuals left. Five of the seven rare bird species were killed in an epidemic of avian malaria brought by mosquitoes. A male bird was seen singing by itself on the slopes of the windward slopes of Haleakala volcano.
KAKE KOTOBA is a Japanese poetic form that uses poetic devices (personification, alliteration, metaphor, imagery, juxtaposition, etc ). FORM 31 SYLLABLES OR LESS IN FIVE LINES. The poetic devices are like hanging words building a bridge between two images. Better translated as: Pun, word play, words with a double meaning, very much like haiku or senryu but in five lines.kake kotoba wikipedia
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