Song of Strange

Life, darkness, soul

Songbirds wander
within my soul,
in search of sound
in silence strange.

The black yonder,
in devil's hole,
a birch, it tethers 
to a foal.

Its cries echo through leaden
sky, begging for a change.

Smothered sounds, 
a blanket woven
the stillness of the strange.

Reviews

[emmajoy]

What we see often becomes more than is in a writer's mind.. perhaps because we each see or notice different colours, shapes, shadows. etcetera. And, in the process, just for blink of an eye or a sigh, time stays still and begs a change of impossible direction. Perhaps this is how you see and feel.

'.. the stillness of the strange.' What is strange to one, can be usual or common to another.

[Devesh]

I love reading your reviews, always intrigue me. Thank you for reading, Emma :)

[Coyote Poetry]

"Its cries echo through leaden
sky, begging for a change."
I like the above lines. I like how you use the language. Your understanding of words allowed the reader to search the words and find their place. A songbird is a symbol of beauty and dream. A strong ending to the outstanding poetry.
Coyote

[Shaquana Adams]

This poem flowed really well. Awesome piece :)

[Devesh]

Thanks a lot, Shaquana! :)

[Lloyd Frieson-Small]

I could only imagine the imagery within your mind as you wrote this profound piece. I would like an explanation of the true inspiration of this work when you have the free time, a deep sense of familiarity is here. Thank you for sharing your inner-most thoughts.

[Devesh]

The true inspiration for this is something even I can't explain. I know that sounds funny, but the last few of my poems have been written when I was exhausted, sitting in bed. I just wrote whatever came to my mind.. :) Thank you for reading :)

[Lloyd Frieson-Small]

Always welcome.

[Johanna]

Wow.. so flowing.. and very magical, the best word I could think of to decribe it. I like your use of words and the little dust of magic your poetry. Amazing job on this!

[Devesh]

Thanks a lot, Johanna! :)

[Tina Louise UK]

awesome piece, really enjoyed :) x

[Devesh]

Thank you for reading! :)

[Barbara Gilmer]

Our dreams do often lead us to the strange and leaden world within and this poem portrays the feelings very well. enjoyed the read, Barbara

[Devesh]

They do indeed. Thanks for reading! :) Glad you enjoyed! :D

[Desert Rain]

I liked the strong imagery in a short message. They say a key to writing is learning to say a lot, with very few words. This one left me to wonder at the ways it's message could be interpreted.
Thank you for sharing! I enjoyed it.
100/100

[Devesh]

Glad you enjoyed it, Ashley, thanks for stopping by :)

[MsJewel]

Songbirds wander within my soul...beautiful imagery

You had me with the first line and the last stanza - wow! Stunning.

There is such a soft, dream like quality to your writing that I find very appealing.

:) Julie

[Devesh]

Thank you :)...Anne Frank was the inspiration for the first line. Thank you for reading and for the compliment, means a great deal :)

[MsJewel]

My pleasure. Your poetry is lovely. Please send me RR's when you post new poems so I won't miss them. Sometimes work gets in the way of poetry and without RR's I miss alot! :)

[Devesh]

I most certainly will. Thank you for reading :)

[jacob erin-cilberto]

"the stillness of the strange"

i think as poets we are a strange lot..we aren't necessarily still, but what we write is a still shot of life...and is like deep forest waiting to be explored...

i really like this much...

[Devesh]

Thanks for sharing your perspective, Jacob, I'm glad you liked it! :)