Object Lesson
spreading feathers
filling wings with wind’s blessing
defying gravity
the ultimate act of faith must be
the belief you will be kept aloft
above the dangers of cat and snake,
that you will find a gently swaying
branch, a bit of food and fluff
for your brood. And all that,
never having heard of
the lilies of the field
the birds of the air
or even the mustard seed
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Gorgeous!
A beautiful faith poem for this morning! The poem flies and takes us with it.
What an object lesson: “the belief you will be kept aloft ” it hit me this morning!
Beautiful, Nancy! I’ve heard of all those things in your last stanza but I still need the reassurance.
Lovely!
Such graceful movement in language and form, as we travel in the gentle breeze with your message.
Echo all the comments afore me.
Exquisite: “filling wings with wind’s blessing”
Gorgeous! You capture the quiet, resiliency of nature with “the ultimate act of faith” perfectly.
Yes you captured the faith of birds who trust not question like humans!
The poem is beautiful. I especially love that second stanza!