The Bluebird Flew Away
Gone is lilac scented breeze
along with summer’s glow,
no symphony of autumn leaves
just silent winter snow.
Gone is hearty party joke
replaced by tears of pain;
a heavy wooden oxen yoke
in lieu of locket chain.
Gone is the photo of day
through negative of the night,
darkness of distant stars
due to pale moonlight.
Gone are the yesterdays
with tomorrows yet to be,
behind diaphanous veil
they slip into eternity.
Lost are youthful dreams
through innocence that went astray;
gone is nature’s sweetest song--
the bluebird flew away.
Gerald Heyder is a published poet from Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
I love love love it. The bluebird parallel to nature and human life. Exotic. the bluebird flew away
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Hallo Gerald Heyder. I like this.
ReplyDeleteGone are the yesterdays
with tomorrows yet to be
it makes me forget the past huddles which flew out of my life like this bluebird.. love your piece of writing.
Hi, Gerald. Very clever parallel usage of metaphor to life and the seasons! I also enjoy your creative rhyme pattern and flow. Sheri
ReplyDeleteA wonderful inspiring poem Gerald. Gracefully written. I enjoyed reading it! ~Chris
ReplyDeleteGerald, thank you for sharing your talent with this well written, flowing, poem, an easy read and very enjoyable.
ReplyDeleteCharlene
It all fits very well into an inspiring piece. Thank you for the share. Ralph.
ReplyDeleteHi work, Gerald. Thank you for sharing your gifts and continued blessings!
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Thank you, everyone, for all your lovely comments. I with send them to Gerald. Gerald, I really like how you weave a message about humankind and nature. The title intrigued me right from the start which is an asset for any poem. I enjoyed your poem like the others that stopped by. Thank you for sharing it.
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
Karen