The Bookish Kind: 1/1/16

Friday, January 1, 2016

The Birds Have Their Calendars Wrong

Last night it was a cold one,

Came near to zero degrees,

So today when I saw you little quail,

I wondered how you didn't freeze.

It seems the birds have their calendars wrong,

They don't leave or come like they should,

The stubborn little things have clipped their own wings,

Now they can't fly out though they wish they could.

Joy

I will never tire of the wind,
be it a cold winter blast
that takes me off guard
with it's bitterness,
or an exhilarating spring or
fall tempest that sweeps me away.
I get caught up in it every time,
...it's as if the wind is calling
my name to come out and play.
The trees become my cohorts,
...those gentle giants that sway
back and forth with delight,
as they gracefully bend to and
fro - they get caught up every time,
too, and are surely clapping their
hands in mirth.
In these moments, I am a
beautiful bird who was made for nothing more than ascending
to the heights where the currents await me. Joy.

For the beauty of the earth