Fly

April is poetry month. This month I will be crafting and sharing original poems. Often, these poems will be messy and early drafts. Many of use are sharing our poems on twitter using the hashtag, #digipoetry. We hope you join us!

To begin the month I wrote a poem inspired by my OLW for this year. I have wanted to write a poem using my OLW for a while. This is a very quick draft! I (mostly) like how it came out. 

I stand

on the branch

waiting,

looking,

hoping...

for the 

Perfect conditions:

bright sky

warm air

peaceful silence

and then,

then I will

FLY...

Clouds invade

The chill refuses to leave

Noise...

so much noise!

No FLYing today.

I return 

the next day...

I stand

on the branch

waiting...

Clouds still here

Chill biting and growling

Noise, so loud...

but something's different

I realize

conditions will

Never be perfect

for me to FLY.

Me. 

I 

Decide.

Clouds offer 

protection from the 

hot sun,

Chill invigorates and

cools when things get too hot,

Noise...

I leap

I FLY and the

Noise disappears

it was all in my 

head.

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