THIS BIRD HAS FLOWN
I
used to
have a bluebird
inside
me – this
bird has flown
and
a raven
took her place
the
bluebird cannot
live in monsoons
my
raven dodges
the heavy rains
trying
not to
drown in sorrow
Bio
Nicole Nicholson is a 31 year-old poet who has been writing poetry
since age 12, drawing inspiration from the world, people, and events
around her. Her poetry has recently appeared in Word Slaw
(http://wordslaw.blogspot.com/) as well as Word Catalyst Magazine
(http://www.wordcatalystmagazine.com/). Her first chapbook, “Raven
Feathers”, will be published in July of 2008. A collection of her
recent work can be found online at: http://ravenswingpoetry.com. She
lives in Columbus, OH with her fiance.
June 29, 2008 at 1:49 am |
ravens are much more mysterious and intriguing in my book… and i think you chose the right bird to make it thru the rough patches……
June 29, 2008 at 2:33 am |
i like the stripped back nature of this poem, the simplicity that says so much. That one bird can be replaced by another and with each bird an emotion is attached… quite moving
June 29, 2008 at 6:40 am |
I like the structure here, the pared down yet very emotional writing.
June 29, 2008 at 11:30 am |
life can take the bluebird away–good poem–I like this and thank you for sharing/sending it
June 29, 2008 at 12:56 pm |
The raven, perfect! Makes one wonder which bird lives in each of us.
June 29, 2008 at 8:39 pm |
Wow! Thanks for reading, and thank you Scot for including my poem in the challenge.
-Nicole
June 29, 2008 at 8:47 pm |
[...] and then write a poem based on it (prose poetry or flash fiction also included). I contributed “This Bird Has Flown” to the challenge. You can read it here: [...]
June 29, 2008 at 9:20 pm |
It was my pleasure Nicole–
June 29, 2008 at 11:37 pm |
Beautiful poem. I’m a poet from Manchester. Fairly new to wordpress and enjoying reading lots of quality poetry.
June 30, 2008 at 7:10 pm |
I love this. I especially like the bluebird cannot/live in monsoons. Awesome.
Thanks for sharing, Nicole. And thanks, Scot, for this wonderful challenge. It has been a pleasure to read.
June 30, 2008 at 8:14 pm |
thanks Julie–it’s not over yet–more good stuff to follow
July 3, 2008 at 12:12 am |
it is hard to believe there is sorrow in a drenched heart… and thrz that form that i so dearly love.. thank you for the introduction…