The Orphanage

Small boy in an orphanage , his lyric written down, 
he’s thought about it several days, hoping now it’s found 
folded to an airplane, through the window to the crowd 
but no one see’s the message, no one hears the sound 


The orphanage so crowed, they do the best they can 
the outside world can be so cold, how would they understand, 
the home feeds little children, one by one in line, 
and the world should only hear, that every bodies fine 


His punishment is over, he’s moved to a higher floor, 
through the window goes his song, he’s trying it once more, 
folded to an airplane, through the window to the crowd, 
but no one see’s the message, no one hears the sound, 


Just outside his window, must be the largest tree, 
with all the captured airplanes, becoming snow white leaves, 
the wind sometimes will shake them but they land inside the wall 
such a lonely lyric , when you know how it will fall, 

His punishment is over, he’s moved to the highest floor, 
his pocket has the lyric, he’s trying it once more, 
he now becomes the airplane, through the window to the ground 
where the angels take the message, for the boy is heaven bound, 


written by Norm Taulbee 2005 (c)
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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Culverhouse Avatar
September 27, 2010 at 6:43 AM
well written... though very sad! enjoyed reading today!
Sweetheart Avatar
September 25, 2010 at 6:40 PM
Enjoyed your creative piece tonight .. Norm... and check out the contest scene... may be eligible for entry for one of them... good luck with luv...
A   Avatar
September 25, 2010 at 6:31 PM
Norm, a poem well done and enjoyed sad but the outcome, had meaning. Enjoyed your poem,..p.d.
Roberts Avatar
September 25, 2010 at 6:30 PM
did not see that ending coming, powerful poem, you did a great job
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