So here it is: The master of the uninverse either has a devious sense or humor or gets terribly bored at times. For instance, He planned and plotted that one little bunch of His creatures live out of sight, underground, for fourteen years (sic). Then apparently a clarion call sounds and they all creep upwards to see the light of day, and sing (though it sounds like a buzz to some). Someone has actually written a musical score for their buzz-song. They will mate and insert their eggs into tree bark and then the nymphs (I kid you not) will begin their long dark night of the soul. (That is, if a bird doesn’t eat them first). They are members of the Magicicada genus.
Inexorable,
the great ball of twine unrolls
who is to question
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Is that what’s going on when they “sing” (though I don’t think I’d call it a song. Or a buzz. Maybe a chirp.)?
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I had thought of it as a buzz, but apparently some bands have turned it into music (per GOOGLE).
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Oh this was wonderful.. love the haiku!
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Too much fun! Love this cicada song!
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Many thanks. By the bye, Petru corrected me: It’s 17 years, not 18…
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Excellent. cicada are one of my favorite species of insect. Big and gentle they look fierce but do not harm one. We have both the seven years and the 13 years species here.
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Thank you. Somewhere I read that if one lands on you, be aware that it’s just mistaking you for a tree.
Nan
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Oh this is perfect, I saw that video on cicadas the other day and came prepared so to speak… the cicada is also a kigo for traditional haiku so it makes perfect sense…
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Thanks. I’m heading for the dictionary to see what kigo is.
Nan
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Beautiful Nan! I thought it was 17 years? I’ll look it up.
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I replied and sent my reply to Bodhirose by mistake… You are right about it being 17 years. I too had looked it up, but my short term memory trips me up at times.
Nan
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Truly wild…just what is the point of those cicadas’ unusual life cycle??
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Yes, that was what I was wondering…
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Sorry, the second reply was to Petru who said it was 17 years, not 18.
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You are right. I also had looked it up, but my short term memory…Thanks. Somehow I had gotten the notion that the topic was nature. Glad they let me put it on. I hope you re doing well. Still back “home?”
Nan
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Sometimes we find cicada “shells” attached to trees after they shed their skin…17 years is a looong time, especially in the insect kingdom!
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I learned something new here! and I loved your haiku.
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Thanks, I needed that!
Nan
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oh the life of the cicada……..it’ having a leap year birthday to the nth degree! 🙂
Enjoyed this one a lot! 🙂
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…if a bird doesn’t gobble you up. But yes, at times an underground den, sucking on a tender root for years does sound kinda appealing.
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Haibun. New to me. Thanks!
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Here’s an example of how sound, like scent, can elicit vivid memories. Nicely done.
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