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The Gilded Cage

all alone it stands so sad where no birds do sing in captivity © Harry J Horsman 2018

Copyright © | Year Posted 2018


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Sara Kendrick
Date: 8/7/2018 8:26:00 AM
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Sadness felt for the bird but some humans are in the same boat one way or another. Thanks for the kind review of my work and faving one of my poems. Sara
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Al Juman
Date: 7/9/2018 1:08:00 PM
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Sure I won't want to be in there excellent my friend
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Chris Hagy
Date: 7/5/2018 3:27:00 PM
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So true Harry...I could never cage anything that had the gift of flight (except maybe a fire breathing dragon ha ha :0 )...have a good one :)
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Vladislav Raven
Date: 6/29/2018 4:42:00 PM
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Hi Harry, an excellent piece of poetry. This Senryu is so sad. The song is finaly caught short within the gilded cage, whether it be humanity or birds. The song should ever be heard. I love the content of this write Harry. Have a wonderful weekend....Mike.
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Charles Messina
Date: 6/27/2018 5:20:00 AM
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...and to think some birds live almost a hundred years, inside a 4x4 cage...excellent write Harry!
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Judy Ball
Date: 6/26/2018 6:13:00 PM
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A beautiful and thought provoking piece Harry. I could see in my mind's eye a gilded cage empty and forlorn. Where was the bird. Did it die or did it escape. Perhaps just being allowed a bit of freedom. The reader is left to decide for one's self. Great job. God Bless, JB
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Andrea Dietrich
Date: 6/26/2018 5:45:00 PM
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Hauntingly beautiful, Harry.
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Nette Onclaud
Date: 6/26/2018 2:52:00 PM
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ohh, let innocent wings fly... your remarkable work rouses my senses, harry.. huggs
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Rajat Kanti Chakrabarty
Date: 6/25/2018 7:04:00 AM
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Captivity is a real dampener. Great Senryu. Regards.
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Lyric Man
Date: 6/25/2018 7:03:00 AM
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Wow, Harry.. your nature write says so much about freedom! I wonder how many humans have lost their song because they feel like a caged bird?
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Harry Horsman
Date: 6/25/2018 7:28:00 AM
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precisely!
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Ravi Sathasivam
Date: 6/25/2018 2:13:00 AM
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Excellent. Everyone needs freedom for his life. Thanks for sharing it. Well penned my friend.
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Vijay Pandit
Date: 6/24/2018 6:23:00 AM
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A deep poem harry..every life aims for freedom.
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