flapped wings, and flown
before he was full grown?
Perhaps he only fluttered to the ground,
down, down, down...
as you watched his fall,
wanting to call
'Take care!
Remember the air
may be friend, or foe
if you go
too close to the Sun,
Son,
and like Icarus, defy
the ruler of the sky.'
But though high fliers may rise
in search of some glittering prize,
we could never choose
to loose
our concern
that they won't burn...
Without hatchlings, a nest
looks empty. Best
fill it with a new lining;
forget pining,
for soon a new brood will come to visit.
Exquisite!
And it so happened, this fitted Wednesday's Toad prompt, too!
Bravo Jinksky! I was wondering how you managed to post so quickly to this challenge. Then I read your comment-how fortuitous! Love the cartoon too!
ReplyDeleteThis seems to be to be a great combination of allegory and pathetic fallacy. These are great lines, and worth remembering:
ReplyDeleteRemember the air
may be friend, or foe
if you go
too close to the Sun
Thank you for posting.
This is "Jinksy Perfect!"
ReplyDeleteVery cool, love how you brought it all together.
ReplyDeleteOh, I know that watching of the long falling..........this is very clever, Jinksy!
ReplyDeleteThis is wonderfully delightful!
ReplyDeleteAll the words I wanted to use to praise this have already been used, so just re-read all the other comments and add a +1 to everything! ;) Really liked this piece!
ReplyDeleteexquisite...that's what the poem is.. :)
ReplyDeleteJinsky! I love yours~ I love how clever and fun you are~
ReplyDeletebirds do replace well enough… and often. You always have so much fun with words…
ReplyDeleteHey Jinksy--one has to be especially careful with wax wings! (or Cedar Waxwings--though they manage okay.) Thanks. k.
ReplyDeleteLove this one Jinksy as its perfect for spring ~
ReplyDeletewe can not forget the children
ReplyDeletethere is a fun cadence to this
and it is def evocative of spring