Wednesday 11 March 2015

LEAVING:


The cormorant stretched his wings & I knew,

That I would have to leave, before he flew,

When petals dropped & the gold leaves fell,

When water dried up, in the old village well,

I knew I would leave, as the birds flew south,

As the bear entered his cave´s gaping old mouth,

I would leave as soon as the hedgehog burrowed,

When clouds, upon brow of the sky, soon furrowed,

I know it is time, to leave this familiar loved place,

This place called summer, that´s now turning its face,

On hearing plaintive last tunes, of the blackbird´s song,

I shall know then, that it is surely my time to be gone,

When last butterfly arrives & says, “Please follow me”,

That is when I shall leave & when I shall then be free.

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