Song Without A Cage (IP)

Cherry

By well-wisher

Wed, 15 Jun 2011
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Sing your song of freedom, little bird.
Though I can’t speak your language, not a word,
I know that you are singing about joy.
The joy of being outside prison walls.

Sing your song of freedom, little bird.
It reminds me of birdsong from back home.
Your singing brings back memories to me
of what it used to feel like to be free.

Sing your song of freedom, little bird
and, when you’ve sung your heart out, fly away.
I wouldn’t keep you caged up here with me.
For, though you’d stay, your song would die away.

Sing your song of freedom, little bird.
I thank you for that gift you bring to me;
a vision of the hope that lies ahead,
when I shall spread my wings too, then fly free.

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Submitted by Highhat on
I love birdsong well-wisher and often stop to listen to it all hours of the day. I liked this IP and the poor prisoners thgouhts. ;)Pia

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on
Hi well-wisher, I think this is a wonderful poem, what better than to hear the song of the blackbird, who isn't caged, or the pigeons cooing, or the Crows cawing, or the Cukoo, all the birds of the air, singing for their freedom. Simply wonderful. You definitely summed it all up in this beautiful poem. Great IP. Jenny.

 

Submitted by well-wisher on
Thanks, pia and Jenny. It's a good thing that the human ear exists because it can appreciate the beauty of birdsong.

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JoHn

Submitted by Cavalcader on
new well-wisher H! lovely poem, on nature of bird's one can't beat, to listen, but you have said all in one nutshell. Yes, I whistle back now, do you believe they respond, I get weird looks. But then we all need love of some kind. Good one for the (IP) julie x

Submitted by well-wisher on
Thankyou, julie. I'm glad you liked it. I should try whistling at birds, they usually get startled and fly away when they see/hear me approaching. I think that my favourite bird is the songthrush because it repeats its complicated song twice. My next favourite is the blackbird because of its long, silvery whistle.

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JoHn

Submitted by well-wisher on
Three cheers for the cherries.

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JoHn

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on
Hi well-wisher, just popped in to say congratulations on the cherries, I think the birds would say well deserved. Jenny.

 

Submitted by Cavalcader on
new well-wisher yes me too, congratulations on the cherrie, I think the bird's are hearing you. I belive there was a film and record called "Albatross" by Pink Floyd, still have somewhere tune only. Think it was about "Albatross" visited regularly by a prison window. Well what I mean, is listen to the bird's sound of call, and repeat it, like weea wit,whistle twice, listen may hear it respond back. Nightingale is a lovely singing bird. It was scary it was going to rain in a park once, I looked up and there in a row, was the line of blackbird's high. Looking down at me. ugh! Like the film !Alf Hitchcock in. I was and still am, hopeless punctuation, get a lot of help on here, by Editor. and AbcTaler's. Otherwise find it hard. Don't forget cat's and any pets are company to. julie

Submitted by well-wisher on
Thank you, Jenny and Julie. You could be right about the birds. This morning, when I went out, there were about four or five little sparrow like birds sitting on my garden gate.

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JoHn

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on
I loved this, well-wisher, and running through my head at the same time was Annie Lennox's 'Little Bird'. A haunting duo. More than well done on the richly deserved cherry. Tina

 

Submitted by well-wisher on
Thank you, Tina. I agree with you about Annie Lennox. I've always liked her DIVA album and the stuff that she did as part of the Eurythmics. My favourite Eurythmics/Annie Lennox song is 'Julia' from the album '1984'.

Oh look, a link. I wonder where it leads.

JoHn

Submitted by well-wisher on
Thankyou very much, Nathan. Your kind comments are greatly appreciated.

Oh look, a link. I wonder where it leads.

JoHn

Submitted by well-wisher on
Thankyou very much, Nathan. Your kind comments are greatly appreciated.

Oh look, a link. I wonder where it leads.

JoHn