Saturday, November 23, 2013

a young bird falling from a tree – v2

how should I describe them
so troubled in their spirit
vulnerable, anxious
a fish out of water
naïve, open
not sure of tomorrow

a young bird falling
from a tree
a metaphor, portend
foreshadowing the journey
blind in walking
out into the unknown


Edited November 23, 2013
“a young bird falling from a tree – v2”
March 7, 2013 and March 8, 2013
new poem, “a young bird falling from a tree”
inspired by reading of poem, “Fish Out of Water”,
by Lisa Gallant Seal
and lines,
“a fish out of water
a young bird falling from a tree”
at the Poet’s Corner
Suncook Senior Center
March 4, 2013

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1 comment:

Renard Moreau said...

[ Smiles ] A poem with an original style.