The Call of the Swan

A night so cold Though spring has sprung Winter so bold Refuse to run. Deployed my wings Wide, gleaming white Destiny sings My mate to find. Flew through showers Blown about, caught By strong currents Of wind so bold. Rested at night By ponds and creeks To avoid plight Of hungry beasts. I remember My parents' love Their wise lectures The song they sung. Yet my heart weeps For the one I see In all my dreams My song won't cease. As my Father Found its soul mate, My sweet Mother So will I, one day. I'll fear no night I'll fear no storm With the sun I rise Till light's no more. Until the day As I follow the sun Above clouds of gray The same song is sung. For only one Can sing the same And I will know That I found my mate. By CarolineCécile Copyright © 04.24.11

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The Fringe

Date: 4/29/2011 9:36:00 PM

May you find your swan. My parents were married 48 years when my dad passed. I'll never know that kind of trust. Beautiful poem.

Stephen Parker

Date: 4/24/2011 10:29:00 PM

Such a simple poem, but a mesage so deep, so profound! The next to last stanza is very good. We follow the light of the sun soaring above the clouds. That is the path to true love. It is an individual's journey into a blissful, enthralling world. Apart from everybody elses notions and predilections. It is true that the love we see and feel from our parents shapes our notion of true love, but we each have to chart our own course. I like poems that speak of allegorical love.