Solitude

Solitude

A crested lark takes flight to the window,
	Its façade, the simplest grace and flick of the wrist,
	Upon the piano, in a pirouette of feeling,
Its symbol, the imperial freedom of flight.
It wears a rosette, bound fast in its beak,
	And I rise from the single room storehouse,
	The bold, arulean flame of a phoenix caged.
And it rises in the yard, the slumber shaken from its eyes,
And I run, the phoenix in an arulean flame of 				
			a destined love
And its imperial freedom, sears my eyes, the rhythm revived,
And I am living, once again, a caged bird freed.
The bird that has lay in wait two years,
	During and after a war,
	Every day bound in its dungeon,
Singing futile hymns to the wind, and in turning,
Revived by the endeared face of her true love, 
		Revived, enflamed, once again and burning.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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Mckennon Avatar
February 11, 2010 at 5:41 AM
eh.haven't read Maya Angelou...but heard a loose reference once...the crested lark was actually this sparrow that played by my window the morning my husband first came home on leave...it kind of stayed for a while...and the minute he was gone...and half the poem written...my husband showed up...I finished the poem when he left again...
Smith Avatar
February 10, 2010 at 9:41 AM
great imagery and stunning metapors i loved this poem, it's kinda reminecent of y the caged bird sings eh. good write =)
Palli Avatar
February 6, 2010 at 1:27 PM
Nice story
Kendrick Avatar
February 6, 2010 at 5:01 AM
Very good write with interesting comparisons and contrast with good metaphoric language. Keep the creative pen flowing. Sara
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