Liberty

They tell the stories that they tell
In ways we cannot see
Their wings are fanned in endless flight
Of wondrous liberty

And what they tell we tend to cite
In shades of ecstasy
As if we knew their secrets well
As if ourselves could see

Beyond our own encircled scenes
Beyond the scenes we steal
Imagining we know the way
To our own liberty –
Copyright © | Year Posted 2025

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Radice Avatar
October 2, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Great subject and rhyme. Nice work John. Cheers - Gary
Oldham Avatar
October 3, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Thanks, Gary!
Hind Avatar
September 25, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Interesting- and I like your writing style. Nice end - <3
Oldham Avatar
September 27, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Thanks, Paige! Hope all is well - Best, John
Lawless Avatar
September 21, 2025 at 5:28 AM
ah yes, liberty, a very complex and misunderstood concept
Oldham Avatar
September 27, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Indeed, John. And there is the liberty that is brought to us by the Storytellers, whether in books, poems, music, movies . . . that is where we break out of ourselves and find freedom - Thnaks for reading!
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