It’s Poetry Friday! Matt has the roundup today where he’s celebrating the one-year birthday of his beautiful anthology, A Universe of Rainbows. Be sure to stop by for lots of poetry goodness.
In celebration of April as National Poetry Month, I’m writing a tanka every day in response to a poem. This morning I read “Darkling I Listen” by Adam Clay from You Are Here: Poetry in the Natural World edited by Ada Limón. While there is much concern in the world today, the birds remind us that each new day also brings joy, if just for a moment.
Birdsong
morning fills with song
cardinals, crows, robins, wrens
rejoice in the day’s splendor
without worry or concern –
only the joy of living
Draft, 2026RoseCappelli
I hope you enjoy the gift of this new day! I’ll be enjoying it with my grandchildren who are arriving for the weekend.
Imagine the Possibilities 
Rose, thank you for adding a little Birdsong to my morning! Have a wonderful weekend with your grandchildren!
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We need to be more like birds and worry less! Thanks, Rose.
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Was just greeted by birdsong this morning. It did make me feel so much lighter. Your poem is a nice reminder of that. Thank you!
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Your poem reminds me of the birds I heard this morning. I love your poetry month project.
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I love listening to the bird sounds. I often open my Merlin app to discover what new birds I can discover. Have fun with your grands. I’m spending the weekend with mine in New Orleans.
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Thank you for sharing the bird-love, Rose – I just came in from listening to the raucous concerts in our treetops. Enjoy your visit with your grands – ours come for a couple of days on Monday. :0)
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The return of early morning birdsong in the spring is the BEST!
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Thank you, Rose, for the reminder. I stood for the longest time this morning on my walk and watching a red-tail hawk circling above me. Joyful, yes, and even a bit concerned, but it was minutes well-spent. You are right, we can forget about all the problems when we see a bigger view.
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Great tanka. I like the word order and the music that it created in the first line: “morning fills with song” (not: song fills the morning). We have lots of crows around and I’m not sure if I think of them as singing… You’d have to know all my crow stories to fully appreciate that.
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