This is from a few years ago when I was trying to explain haiku to seventh graders on a beautiful spring day much like today. Anyways, the fire alarm went off and we all filed outside to await the all-clear from the fire department all of which inspired this…
ahhh, spring sirens call
outdoors birds singing… lovely
good day for bomb threat
(Probably not really a haiku either.)
James Brush is a teacher and writer who lives in Austin, TX. He tries to get outside as much as possible.
That’s going to be my new morning mantra. Better than playing “Welcome to the Jungle” on my commute into work. You gotta love false-alarm fire drills.