Longing

by Anne Bach

A flock of crows -
Soaring black screams
Cedar waxwings -
Delicate fluttering, twittering -
Red-tailed hawk -
Confident glide, piercing call
Twin engine plane -
Straight. Noisy.
Bright marked butterfly --
Silent, erratic
Bumblebees, flickers and fireflies
Dragons, angels and fairies -

Things that fly --
Defy my reality
Escape the ground
That binds me

I watch for wings
So that I might believe
More than I have known.

I dream of brightly colored
Magical birds
That land on my
Outstretched hands...


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