Lately small birds follow my steps

Byron · Post by **Byron** » Wed Jun 25, 2003 11:01 pm

Lately small birds follow my steps
Dropping to my knees
I hear their hearts beating
I fall to their knees hearing their steps
Earthy essences drift through my senses
No one told me they had such beauty
Please send a poet
I cannot do them justice
I’ll start with small steps

lizzytysh · Post by **lizzytysh** » Thu Jun 26, 2003 5:37 am

You've done it again, Byron. I need to find your poem from before, to find the correct word at this late hour. Esoteric might do. Still not. Maybe. About the size of a chickadee, your poem concisely turns in and about on itself, like a bird grooming beneath its feathers. "Earthy essences drift through my senses".....so sensual. "No one told me they had such beauty / Please send a poet / I cannot do them justice".....what intense, passive lines. I love this little poem, bowing down to your beloved creatures.

~ Elizabeth

tom.d.stiller · Post by **tom.d.stiller** » Thu Jun 26, 2003 7:20 am

Dear Byron -

No one had to tell you of their beauty, you found out by yourself. This gate was made for you, and you humbly and gloriously passed through...

The birds don't have to bother about the poet - he was right there at their feet...

A small step for Byron, a giant leap for the reader's heart. Thank you.

Tom

Vesuvius · Post by **Vesuvius** » Fri Jun 27, 2003 4:39 am

Ciao Byron and Bella Lizzytysh,

This poem spoke to me. I love small birds, especially chickadees.

Vesusvius

Kush · Post by **Kush** » Fri Jun 27, 2003 3:43 pm

That's nice Byron. It reminded me of a scene in the movie The Hours....Virginia Woolf (Nicole Kidman) lying down with her head on the grass to get to the level of a dead bird (sparrow?).
And talking of Harry Potter movies (on another thread).....I thought both of them were terrific.

Byron · Post by **Byron** » Fri Jun 27, 2003 5:30 pm

Kush, was 'The Hours' as good as the hype? Does 'terrific' convey a real appreciation? How does it rate with her other work? I loved Kidman in 'Moulin Rouge'. And thank you for the response.
Byron 'sends his regards'.

Paula · Post by **Paula** » Fri Jun 27, 2003 11:18 pm

I liked this poem Byron and I really loved the title.

Kush · Post by **Kush** » Sat Jun 28, 2003 1:39 am

Byron ...I meant both Harry Potter movies were terrific. By terrific I meant enjoyable, highly entertaining, a visual fantasy and with the right company I could be persuaded to see a second time.
The Hours was quite outstanding....interestingly enough it was not really about Virginia Woolf....or only partially so..I wont say more and spoil it for you. I thought it was a brilliant concept and very well directed...quite an art-film. Kidman is in her usual excellent form ....I missed Moulin Rouge....but I really liked her other recent movie 'The Others' (an old-fashioned ghost-story). But her role in The Hours could be her masterpiece.