So Many Ways to Sing
Tumbling wings, canary yellow
Pitched beneath a pitch of ancient green
Calling back a drowning song that echoes
Coal mine, coal mine, mine
mine, mine
Dig deep enough to overturn the gods
100 years later, still tumbling
Feathered under screen glare – digital pitch
Laughing back a drowning song that echoes
Be mine, be mine, mine
mine, mine
Multi-step skincare routine is next to godliness
Tumbling heartrate, temperature rising
Ancient mother keeps her globe of babies afloat
Sending up a drowning song that echoes
Please try, please try, try,
try, try
As one, then another, slips away from hearing
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Wow, this is expertly crafted and feels so urgent. The coal mine lines especially hooked me.
Thank you so much!
Canary in the coal mine sing, sing, sing. Heartbreakingly beautiful poem with rich imagery and urgent tone. Hopeful, even as the baby birds slip away one by one, as singing improves singer’s mood
Thank you 🙂
This is awesome! I love it. So well crafted. You’re very talented!
Thank you so much!