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Blackened Bird

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The only bench in the park
Was occupied by a blackened blue bird,
Shivering,
Shivering against the wind.
Soot from chimneys blew off of its fine feathers so nicely
That no coats
Or walls
Or bodies wanted to stop it.
Its fragile bones
Shivered.

Until it
Stopped.
Until
The soot was cleaned by
The freezing hands of Mother Earth,
To purify
Until death.
I intend to use this poem to write some sort of choral piece. After I finish it, I'll probably post the MIDI file someplace and link it, so that you can get a feeling for the music along with the words. ^ ^

I'd love to hear what you think of the poem.

Enjoy!
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fantasio's avatar
i´m actually not good in giving constructive comments on lyrics, but what i can say is that even if its short - it has a descriptive style that made me visualize and feel things in a very strong manner...

keep it up!