Sunday, 2026-05-24

Fashioned of birdsong
Words devoid of language
Profound to open ears

My brain first went to the TikTok sound, but by god do I not want to write a poem about that. Nor do I want to write about Sigma from Overwatch. Iykyk.

In an effort to avoid associations with the word itself, I thought of a song that been stuck in my head lately, where Mei Semones doubles a flute with vocalization for a large portion of the track:

https://embed.music.apple.com/us/album/papas-boat/1890233745?i=1890233834

I also thought about Andrew Bird, one of my long-time favorite artists who is a spectacular whistler and has lodged many a tune in my head with that skill. One of my favorites as an example:

https://embed.music.apple.com/us/album/noble-beast/1774567049?i=1774567053

Voice, lips, flute, or otherwise, it takes skill to mimic what birds seem to do so easily. But in doing so—even without words—people can touch the hearts of others, just as birds sing for each other.