Vision

Vision
  (Inspired by Iwasaki Eri painting: Blue Bird)

With closed eyes 
I see the blue bird
resting on my crown.

Beneath a flowered gown
the hills and valleys of my body,
the red rivers of my blood.

All around me 
in their profound silence
the falling leaves.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2020

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Santiago Avatar
August 19, 2026 at 3:26 PM
I like it!
Moraba Avatar
August 19, 2026 at 12:25 PM
Very nice. Keep it up❤️
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November 9, 2020 at 11:25 AM
Great poem Allegra
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