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no birds were harmed in the making of this poem

Unborn Song

The robin's egg rolled far away from the haven tree.
A wee devil's hole in its side.
I took a one -eyed peak...nothing left inside.

What to do with such a perfect shade of broken blue.
Feed it to the trash heap hag.
To spend its final days with rotting fruit and metal rags...

So, I placed it gently on a nightstand.
Beside a wind-up clock.
Now I'm playing mother bird. 
To caged time and unborn songs.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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Misra Avatar
July 2, 2016 at 8:48 PM
Beautiful poem, Anthony. Liked it from beginning to end. The last two lines really didit for me.
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