THE TRILL

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Each night I sleep anticipating a new dawn

to the trill of the songbird Wood Thrush

this morning, however, nought a single note

from my melodious companion

I glance at the clock, nearly nine in the morning

wonder what fate has befallen my singing friend

his song is a nonexistent trill

this prompts some concern

 

I have yet to meet him as he hides well into the forest

then flits back and forth with speed

yet I listen perfectly

and I can see him in my mind’s eye

I rely on his trill to awaken me

at the same hour each morning

 

The more I muse, my instincts reveal

that I should endeavor to locate him

perhaps he is injured

and lay in the meadow beside the tree line

 

As expected, my darling soul is bleeding, alive

how he is in this condition I do not know

I stroke him

a tear wells in my eyes

I whisper to my friend and walk away in despair

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Author's Note

Thank you for reading!

Reviews

[Ken Simm.]

Your poetry hits so many nThe sounds that brings mood, memories, atmospheres and history. This is a superb example of how you listen to nature and how it informs your life and memories.otes for me. Much like your thrush.

[John the Baptist]

The way of nature is not always that of happy endings. The Wood Thrush, a steady presence in the speaker's life, seems to have fallen victim to a predator. We must learn to appreciate our natural friends while they are here, for the wild is unpredictable.

[Betty Hermelee]

a lovely and very truthful review my friend, thank you!🌷
warmly, B

[Patricia Wedel]

dear Betty… I love the Wood Thrush as well… dressed to Fashion’s forte … Distinguished feathers with Spots of Brown … a Winners Sport with Trills to Save the World. May the Last Call be the Final Curtain… when Mankind is not Blind to Freedom… my Friend… softly, Pat

[Betty Hermelee]

yes, dear Pat, the trill shall speak of freedom and save the world…..” the final curtain”
read moreyes, dear Pat, the trill shall speak of freedom and save the world…..” the final curtain”
thank you my dear friend🌷
warmly, B