Mel Merrill Poet Rhyme

Fly

So beautiful a bird as this,
I wonder if you sing?
Or do you dare the cotton clouds
With your finely fashioned wing?

How sweet a thing to be a bird
And to overcome the sky--
Unfurl your wings for me my friend...
Touch the morning breeze, and fly!

--Mel

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Skat A January 17, 2015 at 9:54 PM Such a lovely poem. Love ~SKAT~ Mel Merrill January 19, 2015 at 9:22 PM Hey girl. Thank you for that. Love xo Mel

Ilene Bauer January 17, 2015 at 6:07 PM charming and delightful! Mel Merrill January 17, 2015 at 7:30 PM Kind of you. Thanks for reading, ilene!

Barbara Gorelick January 17, 2015 at 4:00 PM this is just lovely..love the "cotton clouds"..Good work Cuz..BG Mel Merrill January 17, 2015 at 7:29 PM Thank you Barbara. I had a cool bird pic to go with it on Facebook. How are you?

Jan Allison January 17, 2015 at 3:54 PM wonderful imagery Mel - its a 7 from me:-) Hugs jan xx Mel Merrill January 17, 2015 at 7:28 PM Thank you Jan. I'll take the 7 and run :) Hugs back Mel xo