Haikus for drummers

peckish woodpeckers

syncopate quiet morning

a-ratta-tat-tat

drum solo repeats

over here, I’m over here

a-ratta-tat-tat

high up in a tree

ancient mating rhythm song

a-ratta-tat-tat

deep in greening woods

where prying eyes can’t see them

a-ratta-tat-tat

2-4-23