The soul was made to fly—
Watch song-birds flit
before storm-gray sky
and know we all share
this circumstance: pinned
by self-weight to earth,
this wing-beat effort
must rupture our spirit
unless we give voice
to the longing
for beauty to come
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Helpful poem as I feel very down today!!! Thank you Jennifer.
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I am glad it helped you, though sorry you are down. Some days can just be “ugh.” I wish you a sunny evening and beautiful, heart-healing music!
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Thank you for you kind words! Have a nice sunday
Ps
I absolutely love the last three lines of your poem
“unless we give voice
to the longing
for beauty to come”
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Oh wow, I love “pinned by self-weight” and “wing-beat effort”–great phrasing, but of course I love the whole thing.
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Thank you. ❤
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I agree with your previous commenter…”pinned by self-weight” is wonderfully descriptive.
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Thank you, my high-flying, Big-Red-drinking friend.
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🙂
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Love this! Powerful words that empower. Nicely done.
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Oh, I’m glad you see it as empowering!
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Good work as ever, Jennifer.
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Kind comment as ever, Paul. 🙂
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“Giving voice to the beauty” is a lovely image.
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Thank you!
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What a beautiful work! and I loved the phrases you used there.
Here’s my take- http://callitatale.blogspot.in/2014/06/youre-caged-and-you-sing.html
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Thanks so much.
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“unless we give voice
to the longing
for beauty to come.” Beauty and freedom in hope. Great take!
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Yes 🙂 Thank you.
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I like the hope in this.
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We have to have hope…thanks for reading!
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Beautiful.
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Thank you.
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The idea of our souls pinned to earth and using our wings to get to “the beauty to come” gave me chills. Beautiful, Jennifer, my favorite so far!
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Wow, thanks!
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The hyphenated words add to the musical lilt of this poem. Beautifully written 🙂
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Thank you for the positive spin on my hyphen addiction. 🙂
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Really love the opening three lines.
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Thank you!
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Brilliant. Loved the sense of hope that you have captured here.
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Thank you so much.
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This was beautiful. I can see the “storm-grey sky” in this.
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Yay, thanks!
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I really liked this.
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Great opening line followed by wonderful images and sentiment. Very enjoyable read.
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Thank you for reading and for the kind words.
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Geez, Jennifer, this is so beautiful. So meticulously (but not fussy) written. The right words in the right places.
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Thanks, Meg. I really appreciate it.
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