Freedom

I wish to be free,

Like the winds through a tree,

To glide like a bird in the sky.

To soar over mountains,

To  glide over the sea;

Oh why, oh why, Can't I fly ?

 

With no earthly bonds,

My thoughts flowing free,

I'd glide and soar through the sky.

How happy I'd be,

Soaring 'round, oh so free;

Oh why, oh why, Can't I fly ?

Reviews

[Antony]

Norma I have often thought of that myself, to really fly not just in our thoughts, but we do feel freedom without having wings, this is a nice thought, a call to natures freedom and all the beauty that we can see everyday just looking through our windows.
Tony

I often wished to be free like a bird. I like this piece. Its sweet. I think you have written something many people can relate to!

[Fabian G. Franklin]

How delightful! That's why they make Hot Air baloons! So you can have hot cocoa in the basket high above the trees. Give that a try. lol Great read.

[Vanessa Whiteley]

There is a lovely, almost childlike, simplicity to this that is aided by the amount of single syllable words you use. The first three lines all being single syllables. One can imagine a child looking up at the sky asking
'Oh why, oh why, Can't I fly ?'' I also like the way you use this line as a refrain.

[Bhavya Kaushik]

This is a lovely piece..I loved the starting as well as the ending part..
A great read....
Thanks a ton for posting it here!

[Clarisse Nanoit]

I've actually asked myself this question several times. lol. I'm currently writing my first novel, and that seems to be quite the topic in it. I adore this poem. Wonderful piece that skillfully expresses The question we ALL ask at one point or another. LOVE THIS!
KH

[Sarah Emily]

that was cool

[Sean Allen]

Beautiful flow and message in this poem. Yes, watching birds fly can bring out much from within us.
Donn

[Emily B]

Oh, I love this! Do you think poets were another race in ages past who had wings and the ability to soar? Maybe we just inherited the desire from Daedalus who wanted so badly to fly that he patched together feathered wings with paper and tar.

[Ladysue]

Norma, as I was reading this, I just kept thinking, yes, that feeling would be so blissful and exhilarating at the same time. No worries, just free. A great write, my friend!!!

[Le' Pugh']

Gonna have to second the possum on this one... every once in a while he says somethin' worth listenin' to.

Bear