Senryu & Haiku

grey parrot

I. 
Senryu
he mimics our words 
but says nothing of the cage
we built around him 

Haiku
rain veils the silence
on a branch, grey feathers dream 
forest holds its breath

II. 
Senryu
he learns every word
but not the sky’s wild grammar 
we clip him with names

Haiku
caged in falling light
his shadow flutters, silent 
wings remembering