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The Nightingale's Song Without a sigh of harm, the nightingale Removed the soiled dressing from the wound And cleansed the area of supine male Before returning to the orchard pruned. Throughout the night, the windswept evening howled – The lights were flickering in fierce distress – But this lone nightingale was never cowed And carried forward as if to impress. With family problems churning beneath, Nocturnal songbird fluttered through the halls Imparting cheer, not grief, through aching teeth For nightingales must answer higher calls. Determined strongly, the nightingale kept Appointed rounds, detached from ego needs And did not stop to contemplate when wept The last, for duty called with basic needs. There were ones without limbs and others, eyes, Some without conscious and some without feel And orphaned child whose spirit often dies When mindful of his solitary deal. By saintly glow, the nightingale did light The darkened passageways between the rooms To offer warmth to those in dire plight And medication for those that fate dooms. When heaven was made, nightingales were born To fly through time until present was found To guide the way for broken souls forlorn Whose pain was deeper than the deepest sound. Weep not for nightingale's song for it's sung In revelation to the mind of men But mindful should you be to the bell rung When nightingales depart from where they've been. |
Additional Notes:
One of my old new ones, if you get my drift.
Bobby T.
This Poem was Critiqued By: DeniMari Z. On Date: 2004-09-03 20:57:33
Critiquer Rating During Critique: 9.60000
Dear Bobby,
Hi, It's good to see another post of yours- I've commented before and I comment again on how beautiful I think you write. I imagine this piece isn't just about the nightingale because I see human traits within your lines -
that seem to relate to circumstances such as what follows:
With family problems churning beneath,
Nocturnal songbird fluttered through the
halls
Imparting cheer, not grief, through aching
teeth
For nightingales must answer higher calls.
Haven't we been conditioned to smile through our difficulties - hide what we are truly feeling from others as to not depress or bring down those around us?
There isn't a change to made here, just a deep beautiful poem to read.
Sincerely,
DeniMari