I Needed Wings Today

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To my Poetry Soup friends - this was written as a thank
you note for all of your beautiful, uplifting gifts of poetry
and comments. Your words can mean the difference
between a dark day and a light day ~ thank you all
The walls were closing in last night
my covers felt like straitjackets
the darkness crushing fragile hope
I needed wings to soar away.
I rose to find your poem here
it spoke of dreams and butterflies,
of wind and whispers filling sails -
my soul rose with the sun.
A dreaded phone call. Plans today
are torn asunder, raining grief,
the colors I once knew are black -
I need new eyes to see again.
You write of sorrow, yet your tone
is one of dawn and singing birds
and spring's growth resurrecting hope -
my faith in God restored.
An empty home awaits me now
the air is flat. No tune is sung
to open windows of the heart
and let the summer sing its song.
You write of sunsets in their poise
while kissing the horizon slow
I read this and my wounds are healed-
your poem gives me wings.
Your words inspire, this much I know
they open curtains, let in sun,
bring music to the quiet space
they speak of faith in things unseen.
You turn my thoughts from dying leaves
to robins singing from their nests -
I thank you, friend, for all your words,
I needed wings today.
Written 1 April 2022
Copyright © John Watt | Year Posted 2022
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