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Barbara Writes
Barbara Writes
Aug 02, 2008 ⭐ View statistics (Premium feature)

Marriage of Birds

Sonnet 1

A songbird sang the mating song
from across blue skies
while blue jays sung back up
hidden among the oaks and pines.

Songbirds marry in the treetops,
kissed over raging seas
then sang I do’s
poised amidst silvery clouds.

The flamingos sang I‘d always love you
whereas the cardinal directed the choir
the seagulls flew in mid heaven
under a bright golden sunset.

Wings flew wildly; feathers fell softly on heavenly dance floor,
birds’ celebrate at reddish moonrise.


— Barbara Writes, Aug 02, 2008

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Region, Country: United States, USA

Favorite Poets: Billy Collins, Shakespeare, , Emily Dickinson, , , Whitman, Jess Tapper

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Janice Pearce

Janice Pearce

17 years 10 months ago

Barbara

I loved this! I enjoyed the last two lines also. I have a problem with sang and sung maybe you can help me with this? How did you know when to use sang or sung? My grammer is not top notch LOL
infinite_dwarf

infinite_dwarf

17 years 10 months ago

Barbara

there are some birds that stay together for life. I suppose you could call this a marriage of birds. Nice poem! ~Jess ---------------------------------------------------- "Maybe in your vision, you've seen how omniscient is slightly less than divine. Cut the telephone lines, and the story's the same." - Ripplin' Waters (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band)