EARLY MORNING BIRD

EARLY MORNING BIRD With the coming crack of dawnWhile we were still on bedThe early morning bird sangI write on the road, you see So I got up from my divanWent to the central boulevardI saw Ekrang perching on the treeAnd the footprints of yesterday To prove his verbal knackIt flapped its wings and boastedI passed standard six, my friendAnd I have been to the queen On my first attempt at schoolI was asked to touch my left earWith my right fingers over my headI was sent home, I failed the test For those who don’t know a thingAnd really want to find a way outCome and learn with me on the treeAs I speak and write on the road I wanted to learn, but had no wings to flySo I studied the footprints on the roadOf men who passed here in recent pastEkrang sang with mock reassurance You will pass standard six, comradeAnd will also go to see the queenFor those who don’t want to learnWill really know not a thing

— t. reflexion, Oct 16, 2009

About This Poem

About the Author

Country/Region: NGA

Favorite Poets: Inspired by an article in an old manuscript , It reads:, AXIOMS OF PERFECTION, In the physical order – In the realization of the dream of beauty, In the moral order – In the realization of the dream of love, In the intellectual order – In the realization of dream of poetry, In the spiritual order – In the realization of the dream of the mystics

Critiques

lyz

16 years 7 months ago

This is beautful

Very good read, I enjoyed the content and I see no fault in this. Just beautiful. Love Lyz. XX

t. reflexion

16 years 7 months ago

Thanks

This bird, Ekrang, as we call it sings in the morning from the time I was a child, we used to give meanings to what we heard. and this is one of them, of course, with the licence of a poet. Thank you for the comments and for taking time to read. Best wishes. T.