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Syntax
Junior Member

since 2000-06-14

Posts 25

0 posted 2000-06-15 11:33 AM

                   I watch as -

                One last fledgling
              Left alone in the nest,
         Unwilling to spread its tiny wings,
         Its brown, speckled body trembling,
               It perches on the edge
         Of the only home it has ever known.
              Mother robin calls to it,
                 In melodic whistles,
             From a distant swaying branch,
       Urging her hesitant offspring into flight.
The young one shakes and ruffles its small, downy wings,
              As if readying them to fly,
        But then looks away, ignoring her calls,
           Huddling within the sturdy safety
              Of twigs, string and straw,
           Meticulously built in early spring.
                 Mother does not give up,
        But glides softly to a wire above the nest,
        Calling - begging her fledgling to join her.
               It is time now, she tells it,
                Continuing her gentle song,
      Till the young one is again perched on the edge.
          This time it lets go, faltering at first,
               Then - its wings find the wind.
                 It joins mother briefly,
                 Then flies out of sight.

                 I wonder of the relationship
                Of this to the human experience,
           If the mother felt, as we do, pangs of loss
               When our offspring find their wings.

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Syntax

Each instant comes with a price ~ J. Wright

[This message has been edited by Syntax (edited 06-15-2000).]

Elizabeth

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since 1999-06-07

Posts 6871
Minnesota

1 posted 2000-06-15 11:37 AM

Who knows, Syntax? Maybe the mother robin is also suffering from empty nest (literally) syndrome. Very nice, I liked the images of the birds in here.

Elizabeth

I'm grabbing my hat and coat
I'm leaving the cat a note
Quick call me a ferry boat-getting out of town!

sea_of_okc
Senior Member

since 1999-06-15

Posts 568
Oklahoma City, OK, USA

2 posted 2000-06-15 11:39 AM

Loss, worry, concern...
But also love, joy and pride

I think all mothers in nature have some feeling of loss...

Marge Tindal

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since 1999-11-06

Posts 42384
Florida's Foreverly Shores

3 posted 2000-06-15 11:39 AM

Syntax~
What a delightful thought ...
I pause to ponder.
~*Marge*~

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