Bird of Flame

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Blue Parakeets | Blue parakeet, Parakeet, Parakeet cage (Image courtesy of istockphoto.com)

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In the middle of a midnight song, came the parakeet, a bird of flame, a bird of deep indigo's keep. Into that blessed night, of its own song it gave, not born of fright, nor for mirth or sonnet's might, but for rekindling heaven's fire.

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Paige Hind

Date: 5/7/2024 5:38:00 PM

So dear and beautiful- love birds

Sara Etgen-Baker
Date: 5/8/2024 5:29:00 AM

I, too, love birds...such fascinating tiny creatures :-) hugs for the day, Sara

Silent One

Date: 5/4/2024 10:31:00 AM

Nice rhymes in this one and nice ode to the parakeet...

Sara Etgen-Baker
Date: 5/4/2024 5:44:00 PM

thank you, Silent One...so much to say about a creature so small and perky. :-)

Sotto Poet

Date: 5/4/2024 7:20:00 AM

Excellent poetry about a bird that appears out of nowhere in the dead of night, filling the speaker with awe and reigniting a flame of heavenly passion.

Sara Etgen-Baker
Date: 5/4/2024 5:44:00 PM

thank you, Sotto, for your visit and for your kind words. Have a pleasant evening, your poetess friend in TExas, Sara

Valsa George

Date: 5/3/2024 10:07:00 PM

Once I had these birds in my house. They are of multi shades. We call them 'love birds.' As snakes used to come to eat away their eggs, we decided not to keep them anymore. It was such fun watching them. Lovely poem dear Sara.

Sara Etgen-Baker
Date: 5/4/2024 4:23:00 AM

My mom had a couple of parakeets in a cage inside our home. After a couple of years, she grew tired of them. Came home from school and they were mysteriously gone. I never asked. Gosh snakes eating their eggs! Oh my. Thanks for stopping by and sharing your experience. Have a splendid day, hugs, Sara