Song for Solomon.

 The Mockingbird longs to sing the world a lovely song, as all birds do.

But, he was born without a jubilant melody.

He sits in his lush tree, lonesome among the vast branches and leaves.

He soars through his free skies in painful silence-

Listening to the beautiful music of his friends.

Nobody sees Solomon, for there is nothing to notice.

Just a silent bird; perched in a wondrous tree, or soaring the open skies.

He sees children playing; their laughter drifting up to the clouds.

He hears mumbles and whispers among lovers.

He feels the ache of a song within him.

A song no one will ever hear.

Reviews

[Alexandria Reece]

I am envious of how great the title is for starters. Secondly, this is pure brilliance framed with a complexity of emotions. I feel for Solomon, I think anyone with a heart would! You did such a splendid job making the reader connect with this wordless winged-creature. Some people write 600+ page books with characters no one ever becomes attached to, but you did it for me by line four. Honestly Lady, this is professional and outstanding.. bravissima!

[Stormy Weather]

Your review honestly just made my day. So sweet. Thank you very much! :)

[Alexandria Reece]

Happy to be of service, you're a fantastic writer!

[Michael Thrower]

I got a really mysterious impression from this. It's bright, sad, and I felt a hint of dark. "A song no one will ever hear." I really liked that line. It relates to life SO well. It's late and I want to say more, but im about to pass out, so I'll probably add another comment on this tomorrow. I'm subscribing. Keep it up! Im going to read more once I'm not delirious. Great work, great writing, and... I reaally really liked this.

[Stormy Weather]

That's super sweet! Thank you, very much :)

[zainul]

Wonderful poem.
May we generalize the condition of the bird with the humans who can't speak due to the disability and suppression?
I feel lot of people around us suffer from their inability to raise their point to live with dignity.
I will not contradict here your definition of mockingbird.But I am humbly offering some links relating to this bird.Hope you will visit and make your own decision.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mockingbird

http://ibc.lynxeds.com/family/mockingbirds-thrashers-mimidae

[Stormy Weather]

Yeah, I suppose this poem could be related to that sort've thing! I never thought of it that way! And I wasn't trying to define what a mockingbird is, or does, or how they make their sound; just thought I'd choose that specific type of bird because they are generally able to make sounds. :)

[zainul]

That's great.

[Coyote Poetry]

The poem is beautiful and you taught me a lesson. I didn't know mockingbirds couldn't sing. I like the use of Solomon to give life and purpose to the poem. Strong description create good visions and thank you for the excellent poetry.
Coyote

[Stormy Weather]

Thank you so much for the wonderful review!