The Squid Seller's Call

The Squid Seller's Call - meaning Summary

Market Call Meets Birdsong

This short poem places a street vendor's cry alongside a cuckoo's song, collapsing urban commerce and natural sound. It suggests how human life and seasonal signs coexist: the squid seller's practical call is unexpectedly mingled with the cuckoo's wild voice, creating a single aural image that links daily routine to larger natural rhythms. The poem invites readers to notice ordinary sounds as carriers of broader time and place.