Friday, April 8, 2016

Two Truths Shared By Me and the Sparrow

A truth or two shared
by me and the sparrow
resides simply in what
it means to be alive

As we are both thereby
susceptible to wound and
yet simultaneously 
blessed as participants
in the endless saga of
enlightenment




Today is April 8th which is National Draw-a-Bird Day.  I can't draw so I wrote this poem instead and borrowed this drawing by Wendy Olsell from the Draw-a-Bird Day Archives.  Draw-a-Bird Day is a celebration of a practice developed by WW II veterans convalescing on a hospital ward who began drawing birds to speed on their recovery.

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