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God speaks:

“This freckled breasted one
Will live in the woods, and whenever he is
Touched by sun sprinkles on the forest floor
He will stop to sing, for he will recognize
Me in the loveliness that is a sun touch.
His song will be flute like and a little
Melancholy, for he flies in the shadowlands
Where light only happens as a gift of the
Wind's stirring.

"And I shall send him another
Who flies within the full flood of my sunlight
To come sometimes into the forest, not to sing
But to call softly in the early morning that
The sun is rising --
And to come when some storm
Darkens the sky making daylight night
To coo
Comfortingly that the daystar is only hiding.

‘Cucuaroo, cucuaroo, coming soon, coming soon.’

"And then I shall touch his broken heart with
My bright fingers of love, and he will sing:

‘Melody, melody.
So may it be. Oh, so may it be.'



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The following comments are for "Wood Thrush and Mourning Dove"
by Lapwing

Cucuaroo, cucuaroo
This is beautiful.

The cynic in me would have capitalized God's proclamation but this is definitely not mine. Too spiritual to be mine.

It rolls off the tongue like a comforting song by a parent. Makes me wish I spent more time in the great outdoors and not just the local acre-sized parks. One only sees pigeons there and there's little poetry where they're concerned.

I got your PM by the way. Thank you for that.

And thank you for this.

( Posted by: desvelado [Member] On: March 12, 2008 )

Lapwing's birds
Ahhhhhhhhhhh, poetry!!!

It lives!

Terms and conditions of birdsong have, indeed, nothing to do with National Geographic...

Only a true poet may translate birdsong. (I guess it helps if you're a birdwatcher or an ornithologist and know something of their songs...)

It's like Francisco says: it's beautiful!

Will return to reread!

( Posted by: windchime [Member] On: March 12, 2008 )





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