Some birds fly south in Winter climes,
and they may have their reasons.
There are other birds, sometimes,
who fly by different seasons.
Duck feet led me to the toilet, south -
welcome partner, shut my mouth.
I'll be making that southern flight
six more times, each vexing night.
The earth below fades to a distant haze,
As I ascend beyond the rush of days.
I catch the current, seamless, cool, and strong,
Where skyward rivers pull my path along.
I stretch my wings and tilt into the bend,
Where draft and motion effortlessly blend.
To ride the rushing wind is pure delight—
A boundless devotion to the gift of flight.
No friction drags, no gravity can hold,
As endless skies of sapphire blue unfold.
I love the freedom in this weightless stream,
Forever soaring high inside the dream.
From my drone, I see you far below
The elk stampedes, the red rocks glow
I'm like the storm over the plain
Can you outrun the rain?
You hope to make it to the black rock lands
But no-one is left, no helping hands
My drone lets loose, a bolt from the blue
The earth erupts, but it misses you.
You think of sunshine before this war
No idea back then what was in store
That foolish empathy now seems in vain
Can you outrun the rain?
You galloped the prairie, now your horse is lame
You dismount you and jog, can't face the blame.
Behind you thunder shakes the plain:
Can you outrun the rain?
You think of the horror that you helped bring
The bombed-out craters where vultures sing.
Truth wasn't your value, that was your stain
You seeded the cloud and now comes the rain.
I send a new command to the drone
I can't go through with this, so I call it home.
My heart goes out to you, I feel your pain
I'll look away while you outrun the rain.
Don't light a wick that will not burn
I only ask that your shadows stay dark
for willing I am not, in want of a turn
to howl as a wolf or a dog's baying bark
To spurn you, who has not known touch
would chill flowing of blood in any soul
Without ardor in moonlight as a crutch
a body has no will of its own, nor control
Virginal and insipid is an innocuous mind
No guilt flows through its virtuous marrow
A body can waltz although sight is blind
as much as joy is found in flight of a sparrow
Am I truly flying?
Or am I falling,
With torn and broken wings?
Landing for a brief moment
Near what seemed my sanctuary,
To tend to my little ones,
I drifted into a deep, heavy slumber.
When at last I awoke,
My babies
Were already gone.
Am I truly flying?
Or am I falling,
With torn and broken wings?
tangy breeze fades off
from sultry eve's rosette view…
leaving summer mouths
like a zing of Merlot wine…
to taste last kisses on flight
Two by two
They flew
Wings in the air
Blue skies they all share
There is one place
Home base
They rest
Call it a nest
For them it's the best
Eggs hatch there
Soon a pair
Young at heart
Do their part
In the air
Soar to real heights
Sun so bright
Miss the kite
Of the kids first flight
Hold on tight
Stay calm
Or a dive bomb
Will scare Mom
Who scouts the town
Safe and sound
Well fed
And in bed
With the one she wed
Quote by me today " The best is yet to be for you n me " scottydotti _the_poet
W alking in the rain ~ so refreshing
A lways enjoy being amoung nature
L ove to go hug a tree or two
K nowing tranquility fills my soul
I n soup family I've found my nitch
N o more questioning myself am I good enough
G oing for my dreams ~ dreaming big
I t is just so great to be alive
N o more anxiety, keeping me back
C ould this be the best years to come !
O h I do believe its my time
N othing will stop my ink ~ flowing
I am free as an eagle in flight
S uch a time as this to soar
T he inspiration from you all, I appreciate
O h the ones~ without mentioning names know who they are
N ever stop soaring to new heights my friends
Dusk darker themed—
Eventide, where I drifting, dreamed
Softly sighing, stars arcing gleamed
Moonlight and shade pass over me.
My life and day now pass away
While in the glooming dusk I lay
Time abides till our final day
Then whisks us up and far far away
Into that darkness flecked with light
Seeking our place midst starry night
Silently roams the meteor,
Left to right—
Pray, a gleeful soul taken flight?
Far far above the moonlit blue
Turned the living orb, shining-new
Passed the horizon a glow endue
The Sun, golden, dawning into view.
I was born from the first spark
leaping between darkness and dawn~
a jewel-bright ember the sky released
when it wondered how to begin.
The wind shaped me from its longing,
taught me to hover between moments
so I could keep the world stitched
to its own trembling light.
Every beat of my translucent wings
is an ancient incantation~
a spell to keep the day from falling apart.
I drink from the throats of flowers
because they remember me.
Long ago, I carried their colors
into the empty morning,
scattering reds and golds
like seeds of fire.
They open now in recognition,
offering nectar as tribute
to the small god who once
gave them their names.
I am the keeper of swift miracles,
the courier of impossible motion.
When I cross a garden,
time bends to let me pass~
a brief shimmer, a myth in flight,
the world’s smallest thunder.
At dusk,
I fold myself into stillness
resting quietly
in the cradle of twilight.
Lyrics poem
Story first I set this to music on a site, typed lyrics in picked style , drums violin sax and other settings. This amazing female voice sung it blew my mind. I love saxophone and a bit was it solo. It 2am I pressed something and lost it. I could cried. It shot of around cyber space ha ha. Will do it all again. This is my lyrics.
Come fly with me above the stars
Soar on eagles wings by far
Ride a galaxy or two
Shooting stars will follow you
Higher ~ swifter up we go
Feel the fancy of the flight
Clouds are fluffy like cotton wool
Smooth and comfy of we go
Zooming round and round
Expressive joy, happiness abounds
Shoot the moon, my turtle dove
Just continue, feel the love
We never want the ride to stop
On the unicorns back we hop
Jump the rainbows all around
E = MC9² FLIGHT CODE
Energy = Mass x Light to the 9th power ²
E = MC9² this the Great Man Knows
Unto The Sun, The Source Code
I the Great King of the Solar Current, Ruler of the Abodes
the one who Governs C9, Vanquishing C2 to the Throne
Nine Light Realms I Traverse
Solar Rexus, the Sovereign of the Metaverse
Oscillating in Bandwidths , Blue and Violet Throned
the Stellar Djed, traversing beyond 3D Light Code
Burn Bright, the Throne Room of the Eternal Mind
Freed We Are when we are, Ever Of Light
E = MC9² Escape Velocity, I'm on the Run
Full Ascent, C2 to C9, I Become The Sun
The footprints of an ant
as it trudges in the dust
The fluttering of leaves
stirred by a windy gust
A stratus cloud
silhouettes against the sky
There's a flock of coral red head brolgas
in casual formation as they fly
The stunning streak of rays
as the sunlight breaks the dawn
Signals that another magic day
once again has just been born
The billowing of large clouds
suggests an imminent storm
The arching of a rainbow
a constant structured coloured form
Ripples on the water
of a tiny bubbling stream
All these enchanting patterns of nature
mesmerised, time to rest, just daydream
Verse 1
I bow my head in quiet prayer,
And thank You for this solitude.
A tender voice breathes through the air,
And speaks of grace to be renewed.
I leave behind my doubts and fears,
To dry away my clouded tears.
Chorus
Guide me toward salvation, Lord,
And use this servant’s faulty steps.
Your mighty power is my sword,
Your grace has reached my darkest depths.
Verse 2
No earthly riches will I prize,
No passing fame or worldly pride.
Encouraged by Your strength, I rise,
For You are constantly by my side.
You set my crooked pathways straight,
And lead me through heaven’s gate.
You cover me when storms are vast,
And keep me till the dark has passed.
Chorus
Guide me toward salvation, Lord,
And use this servant’s faulty steps.
Your mighty power is my sword,
Your grace has reached my darkest depths.
Outro
So I will soar on eagle’s wings,
Above the chaos, bold and free.
Redeemed by Christ, my spirit sings,
From now to praise the King of kings.
Weaving webs of deceptions, the lies that they be,
sowing seeds of darkness, from the evil that they be.
Hiding in the shadows, by the darkness of their day,
with their words of darkness, casting shadows along their way.
Setting snares of entrapment, they keep out the light,
they watch in the darkness, as their demons take to flight.
With each spin of a web, the darkness it’s about to be,
as the legions gather round, they make their final plea.
To kill the souls of kindness, till no love can be found,
those who walk in the darkness, to the webs they are bound.
To destroy and be destroyed, by the webs of the night,
one against the other, the demons take to flight.
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