Birds Fly Away

A bundle of joy you had arrived on a day in May With deep eyes that sparkled in shades of grey. Rocking in my arms you gripped softly my fingers Rolling down the years the warm touch still lingers. With you by my side I walked on the wavy beach I saw toddling footsteps grow, mine in your reach. The fairy tales I told you at night before you slept Took me to my childhood days memory had kept. In colorful dusks I showed you how the sun sets How from their sky the birds fly back to the nests. Time came when you found your sky and to say Goodbye to me in twilight hours and to fly away. October 19, 2017.