Fly away

Written with a little help from Bad Company's "Seagull"

 

 

Fly Away

 

 

“Seagull, you fly across the horizon”

Parallel dreams and sifted thoughts

on an amber thread, thin as the beliefs

once found as hope, now falling

beneath sorrowed wings, gliding

 

 

“Into the misty morning sun”

Through hazy eyes and broken hearts,

tarnished memories flow within this dawn

as you fade off in the distance,

soaring ever higher, disappearing into the east

 

 

“Nobody asks you where you are going”

Silence fills the maze that is your mind, leaving you

staring at dead ends and fractured turns,

as the realization that you didn’t matter

forms on clouds of whispering truths…no one cares

 

 

“Nobody knows where you're from”

 

And in the end, you are not sure yourself

from where you once came, a blotted image

on empty shorelines of tangle debris

which you easily have forgotten, as you as well will be

 

 

“And you fly away…”

Author's Note

Thank you for reading

Written to the opening lyrics of Bad Company's "Seagull"

Reviews

[icelandicblue]

Nicely done Jack. You've capture it perfectly. A lovely and lonely poem.

[Jack...]

Thank you Anne

[Diana]

"as the realization that you didn't matter" That line stopped me cold. Must have felt that fear before... I love the quotes and the imagery of the seagull. I imagine life's waves in the distance, too. The imagery and harmony with life comes together in this piece.

[Jack...]

Diana, I truly do appreciate your comments today. I thank you for taking the time to read my poem and feel its meaning, for you have understood perfectly.

[Dr. Wood ?]

afraid to say that I do not know the song Jack....But this is stunningly beautiful my friend

[Jack...]

That's ok Doc, look it up sometime, you might enjoy it. I appreciate you stopping by and leaving such nice comments for me.

[redflutterby]

Love the song...one of my favorites! The words you've chosen to follow each lyrical line amplify the lovely sadness of the song. Amazing feeling here Jack!

[Jack...]

I knew you would like this one Red. Leave me to my sorrow. Love this song and you kind words for me today.

[Angel]

For some reason this made me incredibly sad...
My emotions seem to be at the mercy of your pen, my talented friend...

[Jack...]

No tears my sweet friend, only hope for a brighter future. Fly with me Angel and we will smile together. Thank you so very much for your kind words for me.

[Angel]

It would be my privilege and my pleasure, Jack...

[Ruth]

Life...what a ride...Jack...this is stunning love...left me thoughts to ponder on x

[Jack...]

Thank you so much my friend. Your kind words are a wonderful gift.

[Ruth]

So welcome!

[Lydia Shutter]

You are plucking the strings of my heart with this one, Jack! There is a painful sadness in your words. "dead ends and fractured turns" are often not as final as one might think. To feel you might be so easily forgotten once you are gone is such a wistful mindset. Your poetic talent knows no limites, my friend. Lydi**

[Jack...]

Thanks so very much Lydi. This is a song that when I perform, I always play. I love singing this song and just felt that I wanted to add some of myself to this. Always you make me smile.

[Pryde Foltz]

Inspirational. In the end we are all unsure my wise friend, but perhaps in the searching for a higher meaning, we might learn to fly all the same. I think that may be a senyru.

[Jack...]

Or perhaps a Tanka? Thanks so much Pryde. I appreciate you flying by and visiting my work today.

[Pryde Foltz]

A tanka; and so, tanka tanka

[Frieda P]

You're like that man asking is it the end of the world Jack...so sad, it's a bit of heart tugger, I guess it shadows the song, this is intensely bittersweet morsel. I love the third stanza of fractured turns and whispering truths. Still, no matter what genre, you do it eloquently my sweet friend.

[Jack...]

Frieda, your words always thrill me to no end. Thank you so very much for your kindness to me always.

[Sami Khalil]

I like how you dedicated this poem to Seagulls and used all these analogies for comparison with love visitors than come and go ( fly away ) without questions asked about their origins. I like the expression : "empty shorelines of tangled debris..." Sad but beautiful...Bravo

[Jack...]

Thanks so much Sami for you kind review today. I always know I can count on you to visit. I appreciate you taking the time to read this.

[Sami Khalil]

My pleasure. Any time...:)