For some reason, I was moved to compose this and share. Maybe somebody needs to read it tonight. Or maybe I needed to write it.
Old Bird
(a free verse)
Dedicated to the Rickeybird, and to Old Birds everywhere, and to the people who love them.
Old Bird. My bird. My bird, forever.
Time finds its meaning in our time together.
Mi vínculo con la Verdad (My link to the Truth).
And to Nature. And to youth.
And age.
And ages.
We have both had cages...
Of work and wages, loss and rages, dark back stages.
But we've turned the pages.
We've cut through the mystery.
Of life, love and history.
For us, it's just chemistry.
This morning, you greeted the dawn with your usual screams. Animation, jubilation, exultation!
Mid-day, I caught you in an unexpected nap. It's late afternoon now. Need another quick rest, my little rooster?
Someday our play here will draw closed its curtain.
We'll stay together, though. Somehow I'm certain.
That's what Eternity's for!
Old Bird. My Bird. My Bird Forever.
Old Bird
(a free verse)
Dedicated to the Rickeybird, and to Old Birds everywhere, and to the people who love them.
Old Bird. My bird. My bird, forever.
Time finds its meaning in our time together.
Mi vínculo con la Verdad (My link to the Truth).
And to Nature. And to youth.
And age.
And ages.
We have both had cages...
Of work and wages, loss and rages, dark back stages.
But we've turned the pages.
We've cut through the mystery.
Of life, love and history.
For us, it's just chemistry.
This morning, you greeted the dawn with your usual screams. Animation, jubilation, exultation!
Mid-day, I caught you in an unexpected nap. It's late afternoon now. Need another quick rest, my little rooster?
Someday our play here will draw closed its curtain.
We'll stay together, though. Somehow I'm certain.
That's what Eternity's for!
Old Bird. My Bird. My Bird Forever.
