Last week Laura intrigued me with her gorgeous Jellyfish Dance. I’d not heard of a lai, and was keen to try it. Then I snapped this pic of two willie wagtail chicks, so thought I’d pair them. It’s not altogether successful – but it’s all I have for you this week! 🙂
Thanks to Diane at Random Noodling for hosting this week’s Poetry Friday round-up!
Kathryn Apel 
You have combined your poetic and photographic skills so effectively here Kat. As well as that you have broadened my knowledge of poetic forms by sharing your Lai poem. It’s so good when you make a discovery that chips away at your ignorance a little…
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Thanks, Alan. Yes, it is good to discover and try new forms. I’m keen to try another one.
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Everything about this makes me smile, Kat! I think the change in font sizes enhances the whole effect of the words. Well done!
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Thanks, Diane.
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You’ve taught me something, Kat! I hadn’t read a lai before although I’ve heard the term and I’d like to learn more about the form. Plus, I didn’t know what willie-wagtails were! Thank you!
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Willie wagtails are diminutive birds with a lot of spunk! Very much a part of our backyard soundscape.
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Thanks for your spunky Lai poem Kat, and the lovely pic too!
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Thanks, Michelle.
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Appreciations for this fun poem + the nature notes + You Are Here visit into another part of the planet, Kat. Love your word soundscape.
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My pleasure, Jan. Lovely to share snippets.
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I liked Laura’s lai, too, Kat, and now you’ve written a wonderful one, too. I love how young birds have their eyes closed, snuggling in and “feathering the nest” as you wrote.
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And then they were gone. They grow so fast.
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I enjoyed reading Laura’s lai last week and yours this week. And I learned more about a new form of poetry and a new kind of bird to me.
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Thanks, Kay. And I loved each of your haiku. Beautiful!
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Very fun! You make me want to try a lai! (And it makes me feel like the whole world is in balance when I know that you are watching chicks hatch while we shovel snow!!)
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Alas, I can’t ever fully reciprocate, because we never shovel snow…
(Actually, when you say it like that – *shovel* snow – it may not be a bad thing! :P)
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Love the photo. TheLai form is new to me and will now go find out more.
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I think it might be a fun form to try in the classroom, Jone.
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Adorable! The photo and the fun sounds are just right.
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Thanks, Linda. I was still writing the poem Friday morning – and wasn’t convinced it was done, when I posted it. But I’m liking it more and more as the week has progressed.
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