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Haiku: Captured Birds



sunlight futilely
birds in own captivity
cage door stays open

myra

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Captured by Choice
Written February 21st, 2002

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  • myrataal silver member
    March 2, 2002
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    Ah, Spacekake ... you always pinpoint the feeling ...

  • spacekake
    March 2, 2002
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    Willingly staying a prisoner of your own mind is a bitter thing. Nice job.


  • myrataal silver member
    February 25, 2002
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    You said well, haikumonk; Birchwood ... thank you.


  • February 24, 2002
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    fantastic, Myra .. it is difficult to leave the safety of our cage.


  • haikumonk gold member
    February 24, 2002
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    the thought of any of us being in our own captivity is alarming..... yet not only a profound thought but also often a reality. That's what I fear...... someone locked in their own mind to never experience the 'freedom'. That is sad.


  • myrataal silver member
    February 21, 2002
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    Thanks Brain, Silver Angel & Kym ... good to know you.

  • Kym
    February 21, 2002
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    I feel it. And yes, I know just what you are trying to convey. Perfect.

  • Silver Angel
    February 21, 2002
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    Very nice... the image is so clear and so is the message. :)

  • DarkSolstice
    February 21, 2002
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    Little birdie in an open cage .. yet she chooses to stay .. is it fear? Fly myra, fly from the cage and feel the air beneath your wings for we only live once. I once lived within the confines of a cage which I call my flesh .. fear kept me in a constant hellish state .. ahh to be free .. Much Respect, Brian

  • myrataal silver member
    February 21, 2002
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    Thank you, Poetic Friends ... but do you feel the pain? A poet sometimes yearns for someone to read the poem ... and the poet ...

  • Cinara
    February 21, 2002
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    'birds in own captivity' Very clever irony. Very well done


  • nell
    February 21, 2002
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    this is nice
    i liked

  • tigerlilly
    February 21, 2002
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    captured image and emotion...very moving!

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