Short Fledging Poems

The fledging  thrush appreciate
their Mothers rung
Fresh worms
Fleet less they aspire
to fly
Secure in nest
an eiderdown of feathers
they hang onto
every tweet
mindful their day will come...

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Protection at bath
Fledging female sparrow bathes, drinks
Watched by mature male
Red male cardinal flies in
Almost backs-up in flight, flees     

November 12, 2022
Idea November 10th...

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The Unexplainable
By
Tom Wright

A fledging young magician named Joel Pratt,
Was quite adept at pulling things from a hat.
From a force of habit,
Out came the rabbit,
But he was supposed to have produced a cat.
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Fledging child grows to unlatch
    to turn back on parents, to find own way.
Child's hand uncupped, snapped away, rebellious.
But in time, parents and child reunite
    as adults with a different relationship,
    with mutual respect for independence.
Though parents still cherish the child, as child....

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Across impatient worries released up high
quivers weep along with the fear of night
beads off a fevered brow brush below
sacrificed tranquility with no return

Tender care craved under a gentle moon
scarlet rays of aid caressing flushed cheeks
forgetting the fledging ills of the moment
soothing a somber soul off to sleep...

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STILL-

Instill, Often shadows, in the dark;
Lay dormant like a rock;
Instilled, seeing things less the spark;
Yet stilled after shock;

Instill, When I’m ready I will see;
The fledging of the wind;
Instilled, Whispering and blowing;
Over and over fierce, the cold I cringe;

Still


10/14/2021
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr. 2021©...

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