Not a mean poem...a meme poem: I saw a bird

Hello Poets,

Two weeks ago, Susan at Chicken Spaghetti invited us to write a poem based on any internet meme. She shared Donika Kelly's meme inspired poem, Poem to Remind Myself of the Natural Order of Things, which I fell in love with.

I try to avoid internet memes. However, while watching PBS News recently, there was a story of how I saw a bird is a current tik tok craze. 

Perfect, I thought. I can get on board with I saw a bird...it's funny and kinda true. There's a kernel of science at the base of its silliness. If you don't know this meme, go to any social media account and search for, I saw a bird. The phrase is a connection test for couples. 

When we make a bid for connection with such a mundane phrase, how our partner responds is the important, and often humorous fodder for internet meme-world.

Falling into this rabbit hole of giggles inspired me to create some poetry comics. I had a good time with photos I already have of my silly cats who love each other very much. The monet photo app helped me make photos look more like a cartoon.

First, a sedoka, a Japanese form based on a partner's bid for connection and response. 

I just saw a bird
all puffed up and fluttery
strutting along the railing.

remember our first?
that bird we were both watching?
love is...sharing a window

Sometimes Senryu...

once upon a time
love was watching distant birds
wishing and purring
                                    Linda M. 11/14/125

Of course, since the subject matter is my cats, I could have called the above senryu a haiku. But, the personification and alliteration with Sedoka makes me think senryu instead. To learn more about each form, click on the words above that will take you to a short description.

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