Short Bird On The Wing Poems

I've always been good with a sling
And can hit a bird on the wing
But Dave hit a giant
Who was not complaint
And for that, they made him a king?...

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Buzz! said the bee on
the bloom; Hoot! said the owl in
the tree; Chirp! said the
bird on the wing; Thank you, God!
I witnessed all these grand things....

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The sword of a King

Like a bird on the wing

As the light of dawn

Is here then it's gone

The power that's wielded

Is used then it's yielded

With no justice around

Till a new King is crowned...

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TWO FOR FEBRUARY

i’m crossing fingers
mild february thus far
blue skies    atlas smiles

blue bird on the wing
color against winter’s nap
harbinger of spring

Dave Austin

*inspired by “Chinook” – forgot the author...

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A lily in the pond
A mountain beyond;
A blue sky in spring
A bird on the wing.
The rippling call
Of a waterfall;
A soft spring rain
A robin's refrain.
Fields full of flowers
Spending long hours
With arms around you
Speak words not a few.
Such little things
To remember for years;
The songs we sing
Memories with tears....

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Warm is the day
this lake my own.
Flowers lean and sway
this shore my throne.

Clouds high drifting
a satisfying sight.
Mornings blush shifting
a true delight.

Noon’s high sun
a bird on the wing.
Mid day silently done
a most pleasant thing.

Long shadows grow
The sun lost to my sight.
Daytime has let go
time to say goodnight....

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PEACE: A sunset,
PEACE: The waving grain,
PEACE: Blowing clouds,
PEACE: A gentle rain.

PEACE: A chirping cricket,
PEACE: A bird on the wing,
PEACE: The lofty mountain peak,
PEACE: A flowing stream.

PEACE: A giant redwood,
PEACE: The falling snow,
PEACE: The Babe born in Bethlehm,
Oh so long ago.

                     Cile Beer

written l976...

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Love’s Wheel

Nothing could compare to how you make me feel
Would that in this envelope were
My body, my heart and soul
In the distance I see your face and hold your hand

I hope-
I know you understand after a while
I see you don’t back down
You have taken a stand despite

Three choices given on love’s wheel

To help the blind to see
More time on the fruited plains,
And a bird on the wing,

That was me...

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I'd like to feel free,
As a bird on the wing.
Join a choir and gustily sing.
Read an exciting book,
Without being disturbed.
I could talk to myself,
Without being overheard.
Sit out in the garden,
On an old garden swing
Swinging up high,
As a bird on the wing,
Free as a bird,
That's how I would like to be,
Young and unencumbered,
Not ancient like me.
I am old now,
Have I lost my chance?
Certainly not, My EYES CAN
STILL DANCE?...

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To the beach, the sand , the waves
A summer day with no sense of hurry
Feet in the surf and the cry of the gull
Appreciating a day without worry...

Beyond the blue horizon such mystery
Known to the soaring bird on the wing
With a boat and dream I'd sail away
To look for the answers to many a thing.....

Just one day, in a book of singular days
A memory now, that day at the shore
But the essence of  wind and the wave
With me now, asking for nothing more....


6/11/13...

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I'd like to feel free,
As a bird on the wing.
Join a choir and gustily sing.
Read an exciting book,
Without being disturbed.
I could talk to myself,
Without being overheard.
Sit out in the garden,
On an old garden swing
Swinging up high,
As a bird on the wing,
Free as a bird,
That's how I would like to be,
Young and unencumbered,
Not ancient like me.
I am old now,
Have I lost my chance?
Certainly not, MY EYES CAN STILL DANCE?





Previously submitted January 2022...

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