A BIRD NOW GONE

No bird remains to sing his song

So silence pounds the whole day long



In beat with memory of the day

I clapped to make him go away



The fault, it clearly lies with me

The bird was what the bird should be



Now I live knowing I was wrong

To want to silence any song



…Jeff Bresee



…Inspired by ‘A Minor Bird’ by Robert Frost

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