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One loaf of bread
swinging

inspiring us down
to the edge of a
dawning
bay

From their slumbered hiding
one gull
multiplying
swooping
hovering
devouring
the crumbs,
each other,

Turning
the morning
light on
overhead.

What worries?

Soar
together.
Unraveling one of the best mornings I've had as I was engulfed in feathers, beaks, sky and sand.
Unpolished Ink Oct 2020
If only I had wings to fly
The sky would not hold me
I would be so much more
Than a bird who could swoop and soar, and twist and dive
Alive, at one with spirits of the air
To drop each care
And watch it fall, like silent drifting feathers to the ground
Could there be a peace more sacred and profound
Angelo Oct 2020
Sweet and small, my pretty sparrow
Wish my mood was just as narrow
So beautiful is your entire plume
How your rust hides all your gloom
But how come your cage is so small?
Almost makes me, in pity, bawl
I remember when first my eyes you drew
And for your beauty, I locked you
Now no longer I can see you fly
Which truly makes me think, and sigh:
If I am the one who trapped the sparrow,
Does that mean, I am not the hero?
An untranslated Portuguese version is available at https://bit.ly/2G6dPw9
Brian Turner Sep 2020
where are you?
where are you?
I see you
I see you

hello stranger
hello you
yes I feed you
yes I feed you

little wire feet
little sharp beak
looking straight at me
born to fly
born to be free
daily interaction with my best friend in the garden. She won't feed from my hand yet
PRAKHAR SHARMA Sep 2020
Last flap of wings,
Tear apart the sky,
As oriole rise above the horizon.
Cross Boundry Sep 2020
Hearts beat a rhythm all the same
As the workers in the factories
Pounding for their pay
Feet stomp a pattern all the same
As the birds in the skies
Looking for their way
Nobody lives without following the beat all the same
We all find it and look for something more
But we don’t need anything more
Than this rhythm, this beat
And when it stops that’s when I’ll meet
Her again.
and hopefully, she remembers me
Nickolas J McKee Sep 2020
Birds will always be,
To spread & fly their wings.
The glory of birth,
Dear nature’s mothers sing.
Art takes time to grow,
Us as flowers to bloom.
Bewildered the wild,
Here for us to consume.
So inspiring,
The winds for me to tell.
Grooming trees to talk,
Grown tall to wish you well.
Let the sun set on,
Always new tomorrow.
Lane O Sep 2020
It's when the stars lose their shine,
That I see the colors intertwine:
The pale gold of morning light,
Fused with the amethyst of the night;
Then the robin sings its song,
At the marriage of dusk and dawn.
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