I am just a little bird
Standing on this shore
Trying to decide if I
Should fly away once more,
The world out there is big and wide
Dare I take a chance?
To stay behind is to live a life,
Void of all romance,
And since I have these wings attached,
I am not anchored here,
So with a stretch, a flap, a leap,
I’m off into the air!
Who knows what I will find when I
Land on that distant shore,
But I must go I feel it
In my wings, my heart, my soul!
~Kathie Adams Brown (August 14, 2012)
- Read more bird poems at Kathie’s Poet Tree
Lovely poem, Kathie!
ReplyDeleteThanks Eileen! I'm so glad you enjoyed it!
Deleteaaaah, beautiful pictures & poem!!
ReplyDeleteLaura, you are always so expressive! Thanks!
DeletePerfect!
ReplyDeleteThanks Gaelyn!
DeleteLovely Kathie, both poem and pictures.
ReplyDeleteGillian, it was fun to write. The photos inspired me when I saw that little bird standing on the shore and looking away.
DeleteAnd like a bird, you can always migrate:) Both back and forth. Can't wait til you join in the Tucson fun again. There is nothing more thrilling than sharing pics from a local on the trail for that new bird. And we all find different things. Beautiful sentiment here.
ReplyDeleteRohrerbot, thank you again for the encouragement. Knowing that you and Laurence Butler, Jerermey Medina, Cynthia Gabert White, Carole DeAngeli, my freind, Celeste, and others are welcoming me back really does help.
DeleteHi Kathie
ReplyDeleteHappy Journeying.
All the best.
Guy
Thanks Guy!
DeleteI love reading you poems, Kathie, and I think this is one of my favorites!
ReplyDeleteprairie birder, this makes me so happy that you like my poetry! Thank You!
DeleteNow that's a poem that can be understood and enjoyed by anyone.I like the chain photo to go along with it-nice touch.
ReplyDeleteLarry, I am so glad you approve! I'm so sorry that we never got to go birding together again but perhaps next summer when I return for a visit we can? We will see! I am glad that I at least got to meet you in person!
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