IN203 Honors Seminar: Global Haiku Tradition
Dr. Randy Brooks • Spring 2006

Birdsong
A collection of Haiku

by
Natalie Perfetti

I have titled my collection "Birdsong." Following the Japanese tradition, I structured this collection around the flow of seasons. I started with spring, continued through summer showers and the autumn moon, and eneded with a haiku that describes the transition from frozen winter back to spring once again. In my finial haiku the sky blushes with birdsong, a hint of the color and life that is soon to come. Birdsong is communication and expression. Birdsong is nature and beauty. "Birdsong," encompassing all of these, is the title of my collection. The collection features the haiku that I believe capture the beauty and reality of nature. It is my wish that these haiku touch you and that you may enjoy the majesty of "Birdsong." —Natalie

Natalie Perfetti is a freshman double-major in Writing and Literature.

breakfast—
the tableclouth green
as spring leaves