Charmed Chaos
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Between Sky and Sand
Between sky and sand we fly
never pondering why
we have the gift of wings
and a song to sing.
For we are not like mortals
who always look ahead
we accept this fate
living now before it’s too late
learning to simply be.
©2020 Linda Lee Lyberg
dVerse Poets Pub Quadrille: #112 The Sky’s the Limit
Author’s Note: This morning, I saw an American Kestrel in my yard for the first time. Made my day!
Linda Lee Lyberg is a wife, mother, artist, published poet and author. She resides in Mesa, AZ with her husband Pete (aka The Big Viking) of 24 years, and her dog, Ricky Bobby. Linda writes various forms of poetry, as well as short stories. You can read more of her works at: charmedchaos.com
and purchase anthologies containing her work here: Amazon Author Page
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This is absolutely stunning, Linda! 💝 There is much to observe and learn from our feathery friends 🙂
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Yes, thank you Sanaa.
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Birds have the secret to happiness – being here in the Now. Beautiful, Linda.
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Thank you Sherry!
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Wonderful thought to simply be .. and have the gift to sing about it!!
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Yes. Thank you!
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Loving this Linda. One day at a time…..living in the moment and thankful for every day.
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Yes, absolutely!
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Love these lines, especially, Linda:
“we have the gift of wings
and a song to sing.”
We ALL do. So lovely.
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Thank you!
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Learning to be is the hardest thing there is.
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Another messenger! A good omen for sure.
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I love birds! They are so cute and, yes, always in the present.
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How lucky you are to have seen that bird. Live in the now, I agree 🙂
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Thank you Grace!
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What a lovely philosophy of the moment birds have! — And contentment 🙂
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We were like the wild things once but became more inventive and thus becoming an ugly creature to all others,
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Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet.
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