Free Spirit

Inspired by Little Hermaid's Chocolate Cosmos. Thank you poet for both your lovely poem and the inspiration.

attempt to cage a free spirit

it will surely defy you

some refuse to be grounded

however diligently you try

fall in love with one of these

it's you who will sink to your knees

be prepared for i have spoken

broken hearts are a token left

in the wake of one born with the

gift of flight

the only home they know

is in the realms of a never 

ending sky at night where they

wander at their own cosmic pace

in their own time and in the vastness

of their own space

the kindest gift on them you can

bestow, is to break the silken

threads of dreams, detach

release, its over, let them slip

away, let them go

Reviews

[barleygirl]

My large childhood family, traditional & buttoned-up, used to call me "free spirit" becuz I didn't go in for their conventional ways. I was transported by your words to that mindset of being utterly free from fretting over whatever others might expect. It's only gotten more pronounced over the years for me! Thanks for painting it with all the intensity of how it feels to live this way (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you Margie. Pleased you connected with these words. You can't keep a free spirit under lock and key.

Chris (( ))

[jacob erin-cilberto]

if you love something let it go...as they say.
better to fly free next to someone...not holding them within a net.
such a smart poem, Chris.
j.

[Chris Shaw]

And such a smart answer Jacob from you. Thank you for your wonderful insights. You can't cling to a free spirit. They are like a butterfly.

Chris

[Ana Papaya]

Beautiful poem, Chris.
You cannot tether yourself to a free spirit. They're not meant to be tied down. :)

[Chris Shaw]

True Ana, but sadly some have that lesson to learn. Many thank yous.

Chris

[John the Baptist]

"Free Spirits" love and leave. Your poem makes me think of Lord Byron, a notorious bed jumper. Spent his brief life dallying and dumping, while finding time to write some great poetry. Who knows what drives this type?

[Chris Shaw]

Yes John, Lord Byton was indeed a bed hopper. Brought shame on Lady Caroline Lamb. Casanova was another. Like butterflies they do not settle in one place for long. They can't help themselves. Many thanks for the visit.

Chris

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Love the ethereal, haunting nature of this with a backdrop of ominous and inevitable failure to tame such a person who is indeed defiant and free.

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you for the review John. Yes, some people are incapable of settling. Pleased you found some merit in this write.

Chris

[John Alexander McFadyen]

PS you disappointed me Chris. There was me thinking you would be offering to buy the drinks!

[Chris Shaw]

Ha ha.......................Happy Sunday John.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

What no more free spirit? Happy Sunday Chris-what is left of it!