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Honeybunch
Member Rara Avis

since 2001-12-29

Posts 7115
South Africa

0 posted 2012-06-01 05:59 AM

Birds perch upon the highest bough
not scared to slip and fall
in this life stripped bare and devoid
of the meaningful.

How firm their faith in love
that through grace allows true flight
to acquire and imbibe
lasting sustenance.

And through winter’s tunnel they’ll arrive
into the glorious
and their song though never silenced
will more strident pierce denial.

But, but, but, and, oh, another but
there are lands where birds don’t go
and mankind that will not grasp
how faith always provides.

It’s not to say that idle hands
must rest content in uselessness
because always in the physical
we’re called to honour life.

Yet and yet, and, oh, another yet
how to honour the stripped bare
and effortlessly glide through
winter’s deadly tunnel?

Through faith, of course, simple faith
so easy but made difficult
to acquire and imbibe
until summer comes again!

Helen / 1 June 2012

JerryPat2
Member Laureate

since 2011-02-06

Posts 16975
South Louisiana

1 posted 2012-06-01 06:02 AM

I have discovered that your own self importance to be as beneficial as the faith theory, Helen. Well, anyway, it sure works for moi.

~*~ If they give you lined paper, write sideways. ~*~

Honeybunch
Member Rara Avis

since 2001-12-29

Posts 7115
South Africa

2 posted 2012-06-01 06:08 AM

Yes, Jerry, both play their part - one perhaps bolsters the other but ... I would hate to be the one to suggest which one

unless you pay me, of course.

Startime1955
Senior Member

since 2012-04-22

Posts 1072
Alberta, Canada

3 posted 2012-06-01 10:03 AM

How very true...simple faith yet so hard to exercise sometimes...this poem took me on a journey to remember faith...*HUGS*

*may our dreams ever be magical*

Honeybunch
Member Rara Avis

since 2001-12-29

Posts 7115
South Africa

4 posted 2012-06-01 10:09 AM

Thanks, Startime. I think I'm in the early stages of remembering. It sometimes takes a long time before we can give faith the credit. Tests the nettle it does.

latearrival
Member Ascendant

since 2003-03-21

Posts 5499
Florida

5 posted 2012-06-01 12:55 PM

The Brown Thrasher:
Hi,Helen Your last poem likened a bird who sits high in a tree to life as it is lived. So I had to send this~~~ to you

I have been enthralled with this bird. First I saw him was this year. He does not stay in view long. But he is a songster. Is in the mocking bird family along with the Mocking bird and the Cat bird. I saw behind my trees in a large area of twigs and leaves a large round circle about 18 inches in diameter and the top of it was covered very neatly with gray bird feathers, maybe from the Doves. Next day I peeked in and the feathers were topped with leaves. Today the whole circle is topped with Palm Fronds.. I would have loved to see him pull those over. He sits on the very top of my very huge Magnolia tree which is out in front of the house and has a beautiful song venue. I had never heard of a bird building that type of nest but as I have seen where he goes I looked it up and sure enough that is the Brown Thrasher's nest. I never see the female. She may be hiding under the pile he has built. It was all so neat. The feathers looked like he had placed them one by one and the circle was completely covered very neatly.
Had to share this. love, jo

Honeybunch
Member Rara Avis

since 2001-12-29

Posts 7115
South Africa

6 posted 2012-06-02 02:33 AM

Thank you, Jo. How lovely for you to have such a song bird on your property. I also looked it up and apparently they have about 3000 "songs" - and we as a species drown them all out with TV, radios, etc. Not so surprising I suppose when one considers that we also don't generally even listen to people - too busy wanting to put our own views forward. I actually don't like the world very much but do my best to live in it.

Helen

Margherita
Member Seraphic

since 2003-02-08

Posts 22236
Eternity

7 posted 2012-06-02 09:11 AM

How firm their faith in love
that through grace allows true flight
to acquire and imbibe
lasting sustenance.

Amazingly beautiful, dear Helen!

And I also enjoyed Martyjo's story!

3000 songs you say? I am speechless and oh ... how can we not LOVE a world that contains such wonders?

Margherita

Honeybunch
Member Rara Avis

since 2001-12-29

Posts 7115
South Africa

8 posted 2012-06-02 10:05 AM

Hi, Margherita and thanks. Oh, yes, it's a wonderful world ... without people but, but, etc., there are some people who enhance the beautiful. Hmm? Is that possible? Beautiful is beautiful is beautiful.

Hugs
Helen

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