Pretty Little Sparrow

A poem about Edith Piaf

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pretty Little Sparrow

Warm sunshine casts a bright glow

Through red, magenta, gold and orange

Autumn leaves

 

Like jewels adorning the outdoor stage

Set among the trees

 

Rich fluid tones fill fall’s crisp ginger air,

As a sweet sparrow’s melody is sung

By a tiny woman dressed in black

 

Her powerful voice lifts tender hearts of all that

Crowd around the walls to hear her performance

Also to take a peek at this tiny sparrow

Behind the voice

 

Her story is filled with drug abuse,

Abandonment, torture and sadness,

But her story's ending reveals a

Miraculous turnaround

 

This hypnotic voice lures you in,

But her story tugs at the

Strings of your heart

 

 

Just the sound of her voice

Piercing the stagnant air

Will lift your soul to soar with the eagles

She lifts the spirits of many,

Who pay a great penny

To see her performance

Her talent she cultivated from the

Slums on the streets of Paris

 

From the start

 You'll be fighting the

Emotion when you just

Listen to her unique story

 

Your face will

Glisten from the tears

That you've smeared

Away from your eye lashes

 

She will enlighten

The dark edges of your

Cold blooded heart

With the sheer

Power of her voice

That can reach octaves

Many fail to reach

 

You'll leave a changed soul

In awe and unable to speak for hours

She leaves her audience members

Different in many ways than

You were when you came

 

Amazed, you'll be at what power comes

From such a petite woman’s frame

But her fame is not just from her voice

But more from the glory of her spirit

And incredible journey of her life story

 

Be sure to be around,

When she comes to

Your city or your town

Because she will

Really astound

You with her pounding voice

Her Spirit and her talents

 

When she's finished

She always leaves

You wishing for

More of her sweet songs

This beautiful little

Sparrow with

An amazing voice

 

  

 

Author's Note

I love this artist. She had a powerful voice and an amazing spirit too.

Reviews

[sarah]

this is a wonderful piece great write!

[D.J. Lutz]

"Autumn leaves...adorning the outdoor stage set among the trees." Very well said. I also like the casual integration of rhyme at one point. Just enough...not too much. Well paced for my reading. Thanks for sharing!

[Zeitgeist Manifesto]

This is a beauty.
I love the tribute.

[Gone]

An awsome tribute for an awesome person. A well crafted poem brimming with and abundance of talent. A fitting tribute indeed.

[Dream Weaver]

You've covered all the bases with this one Marie.
Simply put; Amazing!!

[Tina Kline]

Wonderful poem about the Pretty Little Sparrow. It seems sometimes that the people with the greatest and consistent artistic talent are always those who have suffered terribly in their lives. Excellent write.

[Arsenic Nemesis]

This is beautiful! Really well written, I just love the language used in this - it is just wonderful. Keep up the good work!~

[HopelesslyDevoted]

the emotion and the heartfelt honesty that you put forth in this poem is truly amazing! this is wonderful! and it has inspired me to write a new poem. will post it sometime today. thanks so much for posting! this gets a rating of 100!!

[Jibey]

She was an amazing icon of the French resistance, managing to smuggle papers to PoW in Germany under the noses of the Germans... Greta person, great voice.... You poem catches well the essence of her genius

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amazing ode!! Really impressed with the passion you evoke through this..lovely, inspiring write