If I were a bird

If I were a bird
I would contemplate the world
from a branch on high
and wonder why 
so many humans
cannot see
the real meaning of life
the beauty
the simplicity.

If I were a bird
I would look up at the sky
and see the vastness 
and the greatness of it all
and offer up thanks.

If I were a bird
I would sing a song
to celebrate life
to celebrate simplicity
to celebrate the awareness of it all.

I am a bird
sitting on a branch up high
Observing the human that I am
and wondering why.




10 comments

  1. Good words and BEAUTIFUL pictures Sandra......very well done again.

    wish you a nice weekend,

    Hugs, Joop

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  2. What a wonderful post, Sandra! Your poetry goes so perfectly with your beautiful images. I love the graceful lines of the branches of the tree silhouetted against the sky! Brava!

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  3. Hello Sandra,
    This is so sweet. Made me smile. I love silhouettes fo branches.

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  4. Wonderful pictures - I really like how the little bird is silhouted against the sky. You words are beautiful too and go with your pictures beautifully. You certainly have a lovely way with words.
    Have a wonderful weekend. :))

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  5. Hi Sandra, what a beautifully worded post to go with your gorgeous as always photos! I love the drapey tree branches, against the beautiful blue skies, and the single bird in several poses "talking" to us. You've brought smiles to us, again. Have a wonderful weekend.

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  6. Hi Sandra, It looks like you even captured the bird singing in your third photo! What you have written is lovely and poetic and deep. It reminds me of the "me" I used to be a long time ago. Before we became adults and so "busy" in our lives. Your writing is a nice reminder to "live in the moment" a little bit more.

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  7. What a wonderful post this is Sandra, and your images are so perfect for it.
    Really beautifully done!
    Sending you wishes for a wonderful start to your week!
    xo.

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  8. What a great (and very imaginative) take on life as a bird. Well done! Talking of birds, I love this quote: "A bird doesn't sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song." - Maya Angelou

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    1. Thanks, Sophia! I love the Maya Angelou quotation. I have to order more of her books, her words are always so touching and inspirational.

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