sharing poems that you have heard that you love

@lightLime4179 hi(: i'll share my favorite poem. and we can keep sharing poems we see anytime! 

Caged bird by Maya Angelou

A free bird leaps 

on the back of the wind

and floats downstream

till he current ends

and dips his wing

in the orange sun rays

and dares to claim the sky.

But a bird that stalks

down his narrow cage

can seldom see through

his bars of rage

his wings are clipped and

his feet are tied

so he opens his mouth to sing.

The caged bird sings

 with a fearful trill

of things unknown

but longed for still

and his tune is heard

on the distant hill

for the caged bird

sings of freedom.

The free bird thinks of another breeze

and the trade winds soft through the sighing trees

and the fat worms waiting on a dawn bright lawn

and he names the sky his own.

But a caged bird stands on the grave of dreams

his shadow shouts on a nightmare scream

his wings are clipped and his feet are tied

so he opens his throat to sing.

The caged bird sings

with a fearful trill

of things unknown

but longed for still

and his tune is heard

on the distance hill

for the caged bird

sings of freedom.