Free Bird Poem by Carol Fleming Klein

Free Bird

Rating: 4.3


Your fleeting touch
awakens once more
the freedom cry
in my songbird throat

Only a voice
once caged
sings as sweetly
of free air

Torn
between
security
and the open door
I
linger

But your transient touch
urges
my sleeping wings
to
soar
again.

Tuesday, January 25,1995

Thursday, January 23, 2014
Topic(s) of this poem: freedom
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
This poem was a reflection of my husband's impact on me, shortly after we met; how he encoouraged me to look higher and farther, to be hopeful, and to dream again.

When I wrote it I had read the title of Maya Angelou's book, I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings, although not the poem. The image stuck with me and is echoed in the metaphor of this poem.
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Khairul Ahsan 24 January 2014

This is a nice poem, in appreciation of a loving, caring and appreciative husband. Love it. And thanks for the 'Poet's Notes' If you have time, I'll appreciate if you would read, rate and comment on some of my poems. I have a natural fascination for birds. In many of my poems you will find the mention of birds and their ways of life as a natural reference.

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Carol Fleming Klein

Carol Fleming Klein

Stoneham, Massachusetts
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