Pigeons colonize
skies rent by concrete fingers -
consuming our trash.
This Haiku tries to flip perceptions on their head, casting the Pigeon in a different light to the vermin they are often perceived, as a colonizer of an alien environment.
I find it interesting to watch animals in the urban environment, to see how they've adapted their nature to fit in with our synthetic 'built' world. This was definitely a Senryu rather than Haiku, but hopefully the poem expressed some of what makes the Haiku form great:
Mono no aware (物の哀れ), empathy with nature and human life; the "feeling of things", nostalgia, regret for the passing of time, understanding of the changeability and of the transience without suffering.
Karumi (軽み), beauty in simplicity; poetic beauty reflected in its simplicity, free from preconceptions and moral judgment.
Wabi (侘寂), the taste for frugal and natural things, rustic simplicity, freshness or silence; it can be applied to both natural and artificial objects, or even non-ostentatious elegance.
Reference from bananafish Mizu No Oto Haiku Competition
Although similar to haiku, senryu is more open in subject matter - including the human side of existence - and subjective viewpoint, often incorporating humour and political views.
To read more about the difference between Haiku and Senryu please check out my post -
Haiku Vs Senryu - The Aesthetics of Form.
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