Light Spring Rain &
light spring rain & green lichen on the roof of the birdhouse
Bruce Ross
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light spring rain & green lichen on the roof of the birdhouse
A light rain is falling in spring, and the speaker’s attention settles on a birdhouse. There, green lichen has spread across the roof. The poem is a haiku, so each detail carries weight: the soft rain, the living green growth, and the small human-made shelter for birds.
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