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littlebirdie  ·  4560 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: I'm a crummy poet, but I'm writing a poem a day for 2013

(yes, I am rusty. so be it.)

poem for January 1

I am always singing death songs, a bird with down the texture of sunset.

You are the ancient juniper. I pretend you can hear the rustle of my wings, but your arms are stiff.

I feel the sun's heat on my back, touch your wrinkled skin.

I am always walking to the grave, as are you. Time is not interested in us.





lil  ·  4560 days ago  ·  link  ·  

"you cannot stop the birds of sadness from flying over your head, but you can stop them from nesting in your hair." - Chinese proverb for us all

littlebirdie  ·  4559 days ago  ·  link  ·  

What a lovely proverb, especially for one with bird on birth certificate, birds in house, birds on the brain.

JakobVirgil  ·  4560 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Reply for Jan 1

Death singing 'the neck is always our future, a texture of sun' a bird fell.

Pretend you can hear our voices, a wing, sand, old cypress. You, stiff but your elbow.

More about us behind, we feel the heat of the sun, and touch your wrinkles and skin from the skin.

The walk always grave we arrived when they do not feel interested in the factors. You.

littlebirdie  ·  4560 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Thank you. This is truly awesome. Here, a little stanza in response to your beautiful work:

When I woke, the sun still below the Sandia peaks winked, knowing her rays captured All.