The wind is readying himself for meadow and forest war
My trees are touching their roots
Robin nest is on the ground
Squirrels are scrambling
Wrens, sparrows and cardinals issue warning tweets and whistles
Urging us to take shelter before wind explodes with rage
Humans go to basements during tornadoes
Do birds fly off? Hide under moss or violets?
Frantic sounding tweets and whistles now
Tree branches are shaking the leaves faster than paper fans at church
A fast breeze parts my hair and wipes my cheek
The wind’s voice is persistent and clear
If you do not realize a tornado is heading to Kansas
You have never been inside a tornado
These are some things as a child you might ask.
If batman is good why wear a mask.
Where do babies come from how do planes fly
Do people know when its their time to die.
Why do birds fly when penguins have to walk.
Do animals understand the conversation when
Humans talk
This is the last thing thats confusing me
If santa is real how is he never been caught on
Cctv.
We don't know much on the scale of things.
Why do crows crow and nightingales sing?
Why do animals have four legs?
Human Beings only have two pegs.
Why do birds fly and man cannot?
These unanswered questions tie my brain in a knot
We all have a brain, that's for sure,
The brain is our information store.
It doesn't matter what we know,
Nobody knows much, no matter how far they go.
Whatever knowledge education brings,
We know nothing on the scale of things.
BIRDS FLY TOWARD HEAVEN
when do birds fly toward...
toward the golden gates heaven
fly towards heaven
10/3/18
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr, © 2018
Why, why, why?
Why do birds fly?
Why do babies cry?
Why is the desert dry?
Why, why, why?
Why are mountains high?
Why is there a blue sky?
My oh my, why do we ask why?
I am not shy, to ask why,
I am not shy, to tell you why,
If only I knew the reason why,
The reason why I ever asked why?
I often wonder
what make's
the world go around
why my eyes see
and my skin turns brown
why my hair curls
and why do birds fly
and if i quit breathing
why should I die
James...................
I often wonder what makes the world go around ,why my eye's see and my skin turns
brown , why my hair curls ,and why do birds fly ,and when I quit breathing ,
why will I die .??????????????????
James Stevenson
Never much do birds fly south;
anymore-
I wonder-
if they have stronger legs now.
Beautifully a tear feel down my check
An over whelming feeling I could not speak
Why do birds fly as high as they can
Why do dolphins never feel the warmth of the sand
Why do things find sorrow with in
Another’s joy and love and smiles
What makes them fall in to sadness
And walk the heartache miles
Why are the colors that matter black and white
Why do people forget life’s grate sight
What is life with out love why are the stars only up above
Why is a heart that gives us life
Always cut us down and stab us like a knife
Why is my heart full of this wonder
Why is it even a question and forgotten and covered
Why is this life the way it should not be
And why do I feel like the only one asking
What in my power could change a life so dark
And form it to the life it was at the start
What would one do to heal the ears of mankind
Into hearing me scream out that it’s
Love they need to find
Why am I sitting lonely in the dark
When all I want is the New World to start
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