If I had wings, I’d fly away,
Up to the sky, so bright and clear.
If I had wings, I’d leave today
To travel far away from here.
I’d spread my wings and I’d take flight.
I’d flap and flap with all my might,
So maybe I could finally see
The joy birds know of being free.
I’d feel the wind against my face
While flying o’er the endless sea.
Within the sunlight’s warm embrace,
A carefree soul at last I’d be.
As freedom calls me evermore,
My heart cries out for me to soar.
Beyond the mountains, past the sea,
Nothing but blissful peace for me.
But as far as a bird is willing to fly,
It always comes home, and so would I.
This flows beautifully, J.C. And the imagery! Well done=)
Thank you, Jennifer! Glad you liked it! 🙂
Beautiful. I concur. You are so great capturing feelings and moods and experiences in your poetry.
Thank you! Glad you enjoy my poetry! 🙂
Love it! Especially the end where the bird always comes home, and so would you. Was this in response to a prompt? It’s so pretty.
Thank you! No, it wasn’t based on a prompt; I was just inspired to write a rhyming poem one day, after watching birds flying outside my window. I find a lot of inspiration in birds and the sky. Glad you enjoyed the poem! Thanks for reading! 🙂
Funny, I wondered if it had to do with the birds outside your window cuz you mentioned them before and write of birds a lot. Very cool!
Haha, yes, birds are a common motif in my writing! I think it has to do with a dream I’ve always had of being able to fly. Sometimes fantasy is better than reality! 😛
That was absolutely beautiful J.C. just finished sharing it on Facebook & Twitter! I usually will try to pick out my favorite lines on a poem, though this one was hard as the entire thing was beautiful & I feel as though it needs eachother to be…But, here’s what I worked out as my fav. part! As freedom calls me evermore,
My heart cries out for me to soar.
Beyond the mountains, past the sea,
Nothing but blissful peace for me.
Exquisite!
Thank you so much! I really like that verse too! This poem was a lot of fun to write; I love imagining what it must be like to fly. Thanks for reading and sharing! Glad you liked the piece! 🙂
Lovely poem!
Thank you! Glad you liked it! Thanks for reading! 🙂
This is beautiful!
Thank you! Glad you liked the poem! Thanks for reading! 🙂
I got goosebumps reading this. Must be the eagle in me … ♥
Hehe, glad you liked it! Thanks for reading! 🙂