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blackbird, fly
::
with your heart on your sleeve
and your trill shrill call
that echoes
off glass reflecting
water walls
your piercing stare
that holds no secrets
your chitter chatter
that says nothing at all
you
carry the seasons
on your shiny
black back
as one heavy load
that you never
acknowledge
::
::
::
this poem is part of one shot wednesday
Comments
Beautiful, clever, and profound; a well-rounded sweet short song.
Posted by: Michael Douglas Jones | May 18th, 2011 09:13
WoW … “off glass reflecting waterfalls” … always such a joy to read your words.
Posted by: Reena | May 18th, 2011 11:20
One of my favorite Beatles songs is “Blackbird”…I find myself humming the tune to myself as I looked at this page!
Posted by: Jen | May 18th, 2011 11:30
Is that a red winged black bird? Such beautiful words.
Posted by: Kathryn Dyche Dechairo | May 18th, 2011 12:46
love the double L rhyming. it opens the door to this poem, and ends on a nice thought provoker at all that is carried…
Posted by: brian | May 18th, 2011 12:49
Lovely. I especially like the carrying of the seasons.
Great imagery.
Posted by: Andy | May 18th, 2011 16:08
Wonderful words, and fantastic photograph!
Posted by: lisa | May 18th, 2011 19:51
it is a gift to create this, word and image
Posted by: Chantal | May 19th, 2011 03:24
stunning….
check out short story slam today. hope to see your participation.
Posted by: Bluebell Books | May 19th, 2011 06:42
So beautifully poetic – both the words..and the image!
Posted by: Marcie | May 19th, 2011 08:52
Delightful piece =)
Posted by: Candice Daoud | May 20th, 2011 02:03
Your skills to combine word and image are endless
Posted by: Chantal | May 20th, 2011 04:58
god, carrying the seasons. indeed they do. do you think they know?
Posted by: Debi | May 20th, 2011 20:41