Perspective
I came across a caged bird
Hanging from a tree,
No one around could claim the bird,
So I decided to set it free.
With a chirp of gratitude,
The sparrow off and jumped,
Flying in its newfound freedom,
Its wings flapping as they pumped.
Soon, later, I began to realize
That I had done a good deed,
I felt warm, happy,
And that thought sprouted a seed.
Maybe that caged bird
Hanging from a branched tree,
Maybe, just maybe,
That little bird was me.
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 14, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 430 |
Words | 85 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 16 |
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