The Bird

The last few days
I've been a bit manic depressive
Not my stoic self
(You would call it my noble self)

I awoke askew today
Cigarettes and coffee
Couldn't straighten me
Even they remind me of you

We met when you asked me for a smoke
A few minutes later, two hours had passed
The first weekend we spent together
You drank all the coffee, you love it so

I saw a bird this evening
I don't know what kind it was
It was so beautiful I wept
It looked just like you

Its neck was slim and graceful
It tilted its chin
The way you do
When you want a kiss

It began to sing
With the timbre of your voice
It took me back to conversations
Of the Great Serpent Mound and Mauchu Picchu

The bird sang for just a moment
Then flew on to other things
That is when I realized I am not alone
If I can find you in a bird

Reviews

[hunglikejesus]

Loved it and I'm there with you. "A few minutes later, two hours had passed" very clever line and I to have been there. The thing about meeting really good people is you know you don't deserve them and they will soon be gone. Or at least in my mind. "Of the Great Serpent Mound and Mauchu Picchu" I to am a follower of the esoteric, if that is even what this line is making reference to.

I like them simple and with as few words as possible and this nailed it.

[Mary]

"A few minutes later, two hours had passed." We've all been there. This poem really rings true in my heart. beautiful and sad.

[Renée]

Beautiful Poem ! Nature has many lessons, many stories, and many uplifting moments..if only we pause to appreciate what is so silently given us...

[patricia]

hindsightful catching wispy moments and all that stays forever. Beautiful