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Free Poem

January 23, 2013
By TheHerbArtist SILVER, Paradise, California
TheHerbArtist SILVER, Paradise, California
6 articles 0 photos 25 comments

I am free like a blue jay
Free to fly and be heard
To soar and be vibrant
So brilliant and spontaneous
A bird that can fly
Maybe not physically,
but my mind sure takes a trip
Free to dream
Dream of flowers with the grandest hue of blue
That'll never rot or wither away
I'm free like careless love
Butterfly kisses
Silent looks
Or two blue jays chasing each other
Playing tag in the oak tree
I'd rather be free, then swallowed whole by the emptiness of confinement
The tortures of isolation
Not knowing
The fresh cucumber scent of grass
The touch of a flower blooming in May
Or the sound of a baby's laugh, so gentle and sweet
No, I'd much rather be free than locked away



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on Feb. 25 2013 at 2:59 pm
redhairCat PLATINUM, Pebble Beach, California
47 articles 20 photos 411 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I can do anything!"

This is amazing! I loved it! Especially the "cumcumber scent of grass" - you have great imagery and descriptions in this poem! Good job!

on Feb. 16 2013 at 10:23 pm
Mollybug16 BRONZE, Cleveland, Tennessee
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Favorite Quote:
Impossible is not a word, it's just a reason for someone not to try.

I love how it ends thats perfect. The rest is really good too.  5 stars  :)

on Feb. 11 2013 at 7:11 pm
TheCapturedBat GOLD, Belen, New Mexico
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Favorite Quote:
If all else perished and he remained, I should still continue to be; and if all else remained, and he were annihilated, the universe would turn to a mighty stranger.
-- Emily Bronte, Wuthering Heights

Such happy imagery!

on Feb. 10 2013 at 8:39 pm
Jade.I.Am ELITE, Fishers, Indiana
214 articles 14 photos 1159 comments

Favorite Quote:
“If you're losing your soul and you know it, then you've still got a soul left to lose”
― Charles Bukowski

I loved this, especially the ending rhyme with may and away, it tied the whole thing together:)

on Feb. 10 2013 at 1:03 pm
TheHerbArtist SILVER, Paradise, California
6 articles 0 photos 25 comments
Aww Thank you so much! (:

on Feb. 5 2013 at 11:47 pm
Loveveryday BRONZE, Hamtramck, Michigan
2 articles 0 photos 8 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I believe in god, only I spell it Nature"

Wow, I loved all the nature metaphors. Very touching and strong ending. I'm jelly :]

Poniohbjkb said...
on Feb. 5 2013 at 4:48 pm
Omg amaaaaaaazing!!!!!