The Warbler Sings

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Haiku Frames Aging and Renewal

This poem is a haiku: a brief, three-line form that uses tight imagery and juxtaposition to suggest a larger insight. The singer’s small action — a warbler singing amid fresh bamboo shoots — is presented without explanation, letting the contrast between new growth and the speaker’s thought of coming old age generate resonance. The haiku’s compression invites reflection rather than explicit statement.