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Songbird

Dear little songbird, With your beak of gold; Wearing untidy feathers, Sing a song sweetly told. The wings of my songbird, Seek blue fields above; Where my feathered songster, Serenades his love. With wings opened wide, He soars in the skies; His darting and swooping, Gives delight to my eyes. He sings in the twilight, Where my soul comes to be; Joining the fireflies, High up in the tree. Dear little songbird, Sing your hymn in the blue; For I have no wings, To fly with you.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2011




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Date: 5/27/2012 7:50:00 PM
'...he sings in the twilight,' '...joining the fireflies,' a day in the life of your songbird, sweetly told with lovely cadence and rhyme. (PS Thanks for your reviews!!! I shall respond...)
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Date: 9/18/2011 9:36:00 AM
Another lovely write Elizabeth. You describe the moment eloquently. I wrote a poem with three birds as the characters called "Three Messengers" as a tribute to Sara Teasedale trying to mimic her style somewhat. I find most of my inspiration from nature. But alas, the older I get the less I can go to those special remote refueling stations and have to run mostly off of the fumes of my memory.
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Date: 8/6/2011 10:22:00 PM
Pure delight, dear lady!
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Date: 8/1/2011 6:19:00 PM
This reminds me of the Fleetwood Mac track Elizabeth. It's absolutely lovely to read. If you want to see the images of my poem "Oh! to have seen Queen" copy and paste the following link in your address bar and you will see what/who I am on about................... http://www.thehighlanderspoems.com/lorena.php
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Date: 8/1/2011 10:24:00 AM
A lovely poem in praise of nature and one of its sweetest inhabitants. xoxo Robert.
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Date: 8/1/2011 6:23:00 AM
Lovely write. Good job
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Date: 7/29/2011 10:01:00 PM
This is truly lovely Elizabeth. Makes me think of the songbirds in my garden singing so sweetly and then our canaries answer them back. Excellent as always. God Bless, JB PS I went back to the poem "LISTEN" and put the rest of it there. It's too long for the contest now but wanted to write the whole thing.
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Date: 7/29/2011 1:32:00 PM
What an enchanting write, Elizabeth
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Date: 7/29/2011 1:29:00 PM
Ah, if only we did have wings and could soar with the songbirds, Elizabeth. Beautiful images in this delightful poem. The last two lines brought me back to earth, but I enjoyed the uplifting way you describe the birds. Love, Crolyn
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Date: 7/29/2011 9:19:00 AM
Enjoyed reading your poetry again today Elizabeth. Have a great weekend. Love, Carol
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Date: 7/29/2011 9:12:00 AM
lovely write...TAH
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Date: 7/29/2011 8:56:00 AM
such delicate melody, elizabeth!... really well- expressed with winged words.. :) huggs, nette
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Date: 7/29/2011 8:43:00 AM
Beuatiful! I enjoyed reading your poem! ---Lori
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Date: 7/29/2011 8:08:00 AM
oh how sweet and lovely this songbird is elizabeth.. he sings in the twilight..such a moving line..good luck if for the contest.. amazing words as always luv..
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Date: 7/28/2011 11:46:00 PM
Excellent, I don't know why but the last line made me sad :) I like the beautiful descriptive words about the bird as well.
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Date: 7/28/2011 11:25:00 PM
Love it Liz. Nature is one of my favorite subjects. It's a joy to see and watch. Good write. Rockman :-)
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