Monday, March 8, 2021

BORN TO FLY

 It's Quadrille Monday, and the word of the week is inspired by the arrival of the swifts in Spring in the UK.  Our word is "swift", and our poem is limited to exactly 44 words. There is biblical reference to swallows/swifts. who are said to have appeared and removed the thorns from Jesus' crown.   Submitted to dVerse, March 8, 2021

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swift as an arrow on the fly

dipping and darting

lark high and free wheeling

on a tide-looped journey 

seeking love and dinner    

on the wing 


scarcely time 

for the mud castle

            and the family               


born to fly, 

born to fly

born to fly

16 comments:

  1. you captured the swift movement perfectly ... sounds quite exhausting to me as I love to be still!

    Pray I don't come back as a swift ...

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  2. Reminds me of some rock stars I've read about :) You've zeroed in on these charming aviators and their wanderlust very well, Beverly.

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  3. Great poem Beverly!
    seeking love and dinner
    on the wing

    Sounds like many folks before Covid!

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  4. I love all the movement in this, Lovely!

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  5. I experience the Swift's flight as i read your poem
    Thanks for droppjng by to read mine

    Much💜love

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  6. This is so perfect, Bev. Even the shape is perfect.

    Yours,
    David

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  7. You've captured that motion.
    Well done.

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  8. Perpetual motion...love this, Bev!

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  9. it is like watching them in flight. darting annd dancing over the fieldsnear home

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  10. I love your song of freedom, Beverly!

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  11. A wonderful capture of movement, Bev, and I love the phrase ‘free wheeling on a tide-looped journey’.

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  12. I love the movement in this, Bev, and that ending! It's breathless and darting, like watching a swift in flight. Lovely. I didn't know the legend - so many birds have beautiful stories attached to them. Thank you for sharing.

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  13. Bev, this has to be one of my favorite YOU poems, ever.

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  14. Lovely Bev. I learned something about the adorable swift with this challenge ☺️❤️

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  15. They live by instinct, which is God given. Humanity could learn. Inspired write! 💝

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  16. I love the repetition in the end... nothing is more important than flying.

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