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Bird Fall
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Birds are often symbolic of much...

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Bird Fall


My lovely birds
fell
from the sky
or perhaps paradise

They were flying fine
for quite some time
about the sky
and in my soul

Pretty birds
I watched them

Blue feathers
pink
red
yellow
green

Iridescent rainbows of colour

But they
fell
plummeted
dropped
from a cloudless seemingly sinless sky

I look at them
on the callous concrete
and asphalt street
where they lie

Their blood-spattered feathers
stick to the oil-smeared surface
in the steely city sun of summer

I don't know why they fell

Their eyes
less life
tell me
nothing


© Copyright 2011 Regis Auffray

 
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 Reviews of "Bird Fall"
Reviewed by Jms Bell
Reviewed on April 29, 2019
FOR EVERYTHING THERE IS A SEASON; A TIME TO FLY, AND A TIME...TO FALL. WONDERFUL METAPHOR, THANKS FOR SHARING, REGIS. LOVE, BLESSINGS AND FAITH...HIS+INSPIRATIONS
Reviewed by lois christensen
Reviewed on August 16, 2014
Remarkable write,
Reviewed by Jane Noponen Perinacci
Reviewed on June 14, 2012
Such beautiful birds with colorful feathers fall to a cold hard place! Everything was fine and then.......bam! This reminds me of some occurences in life. You looked for answers in their lifeless eyes...........I get the visual!

Love ya!

Jane
Reviewed by Katharine Sparrow
Reviewed on July 13, 2011
Your contrast from the beginning descriptions to that ending stanza is striking. How very sad!
Reviewed by Lena Kovadlo
Reviewed on June 18, 2011
Nice poem Regis. I really enjoyed it. Certainly plenty of emotion. You create a painting with your words. Seems to be one of your best.
Reviewed by Muhammad Al Mahdi
Reviewed on June 12, 2011
One of your best, read and enjoyed many times.
Amour et paix,
Mahdi
Reviewed by Axilea MU
Reviewed on May 28, 2011
A very sad vision, whether real or imagined. Your words make it easy to imagine all those colorful feathers, full of life and then the dark surface of the road where they lie, dead. Thank you for sharing, Regis.



Axilea
Reviewed by Andy Turner
Reviewed on May 28, 2011
Quite some allegory!
Hope you're tip top.
Spring and winter come to everything in creation.
Reviewed by Amor Sabor
Reviewed on May 26, 2011
Excellent imagery in this sad but soulful, heart-rendering piece.
Reviewed by Micki Peluso
Reviewed on May 25, 2011
Dear Regis,

I assume you are referring to the thousands of birds dropping from the skies in the midwest--look to our own scientists messing around with nature--because they can. If you did mean that it was a lovely eulogy to them.

Micki
Reviewed by C. McGovern-Bowen
Reviewed on May 25, 2011
nature's many mysteries at work...
be well, poet,
carolyn
Reviewed by Alexandra Midnight (Reader)
Reviewed on May 25, 2011
This is such a great lament to the end of life and beauty. I often question why things like this happen and what was done to cause such destruction and death. Sadly many of my answers come in the form of human actions. Nicely done.
AM
Reviewed by Chip Bergeron
Reviewed on May 24, 2011
It sounds as if you are goin ghtough a rough patch.

Chip Bergeron
Reviewed by Jeffenise Robertson
Reviewed on May 24, 2011
Absolutely love this.
Reviewed by Jon Willey
Reviewed on May 24, 2011
Regis, a metaphor expressing our grief and dismay for the loss of those beautiful things in life we hold so dear. "Their eyes less life tell me nothing" captures the mystery of their passing. I bid you love and peace my dear friend. Jon Michael
Reviewed by KJ McPhee
Reviewed on May 22, 2011
Life's snake waits in a tree opens its gob and one more bird is history. I'm sure they fall to rise again in paradise, Regis!
Reviewed by Rose Rideout
Reviewed on May 22, 2011
Birds are like a picture by themselves. Great write Regis.

Newfie Hugs, Rose
Reviewed by Christine Tsen
Reviewed on May 22, 2011
Regis, I'm late in getting here...and what an endearing write!
This is one that touches my heart, and I love that it is a bit offbeat, so original and wonderfully lyrical.
Blessings,
Christine
Reviewed by Sheila Roy
Reviewed on May 22, 2011
Extremely different from anything you've been writing lately, Regis. For me, there's a sense of someone letting you down, as if that person were not who you originally thought him/her to be. Striking imagery in this poem. Love and Hugs,
Sheila
Reviewed by Elizabeth Russo
Reviewed on May 22, 2011
One could read this literally and find it sad and well-written, but I read it metaphorically and find it touching and emotional; like our dreams falling from the sky, plummeting to earth to spatter on the streets...I suppose it is up to us to catch them then. Beautifull written, Regis. Love and hugs, Elizabeth
Reviewed by Morgan Merriweather
Reviewed on May 21, 2011
saw a beautiful cardinal recently!

an exotic bird(s) out of this world. Thought provoking write. ~ Morgan
Reviewed by TONY NERONE
Reviewed on May 21, 2011
I see a lot of dead birds lying in the drainage wash. I wonder if someone is trying to destroy wild life. Very good writing, Regis.
Peace
Tony
Reviewed by George Carroll
Reviewed on May 21, 2011
And yet the Lord knows every sparrow that falls as well as what lies in our souls. Splendid poetry full of empathy.
Reviewed by Annabel Sheila
Reviewed on May 21, 2011
So sad, and yet so beautiful! Your phrasing is lovely!Stunning picture too! Enjoyed.....

Hugs,
Anna
Reviewed by Poetry Deborah
Reviewed on May 21, 2011
Very colourful, Regis...sadness...My fav line is "I look at them on the callous concrete..." Well done, applause...lol
Reviewed by jude forese
Reviewed on May 21, 2011
a peculiar occurrence i've heard happening before ..your vivid description is both beautiful as well as cadaverous ...
Reviewed by Chantilly Lace (Reader)
Reviewed on May 21, 2011
Very well written sweet man...sighhh....stay safe and well always...Hugsss,much love too you...
Reviewed by neerja gandhi (Reader)
Reviewed on May 20, 2011
aww..this is sad :( birds fall, hope too in a way...nice write though ! :) good wishes
Reviewed by George MacLean Akurunwa
Reviewed on May 20, 2011
Powerful capture, thanks.
Reviewed by Vivian Dawson
Reviewed on May 20, 2011
Watering eyes...hanky please!

Lady Vivian
Reviewed by SHERRY HEIM
Reviewed on May 20, 2011
Isn't it tomorrow that the Mayan Calendar ends???? Appropriate poem on this supposed eve of destruction. Sad, interesting and intriguing.
Take care,
Sherry
Reviewed by John Flanagan
Reviewed on May 20, 2011
...and we lose again what's precious and real;
beautifully expressed, Regis, with dignity and control.

John
Reviewed by Debby Rosenberg
Reviewed on May 20, 2011
you've plummeted my emotions right along with these birds upon reading, so much power in words, such mysteries are often the greatest teachers, reminding us there is so much we do not know.
Reviewed by Gene Williamson
Reviewed on May 20, 2011
Thank you for this, Regis. We are diminished by the silence
of even one bird. -gene.
Reviewed by Elizabeth Price
Reviewed on May 20, 2011
Sad. Great write. Liz
Reviewed by D Johnson
Reviewed on May 20, 2011
I tried posting my review earlier but the computer gods and goddettes were out to get me. I love the poem, well done, and the pic fits nicely to.

Cheers,
Dan
Reviewed by Ed Matlack
Reviewed on May 20, 2011
Different for you, Reg, with a sad note...still a readable read like all you ever write...e
Reviewed by E T Waldron
Reviewed on May 20, 2011
Such lovely poetry Reg,even though sad. A few months ago our paper showed birds that fell from the skies without reason. Some call it a sign of the times. Whatever,it is enough to make one shiver with wonder...
Reviewed by Leland Waldrip
Reviewed on May 20, 2011
Beautiful poem, Reg. FOr the reason, check for violent weather in the atmosphere prior to the fall.
Best regards,
Leland
Reviewed by Patrick Granfors
Reviewed on May 20, 2011
But your soul will continue to ask the question. Patrick
Reviewed by Liana Margiva
Reviewed on May 20, 2011
VERY SAD............ Liana Margiva
Reviewed by Abdi-Noor Mohamed (Eagle Of Hope)
Reviewed on May 20, 2011
The sadness of the poem is suppressed by the beauty with which its verses are articulated. Great work,my friend, Regis.
Reviewed by Laura Fall
Reviewed on May 20, 2011
A fascinating write indeed Laura
Reviewed by Ronald Hull
Reviewed on May 20, 2011
They poison pigeons, don't they? I think you are referring to birds seeing their own image in high rise glass and, seeing an enemy, attack with deadly consequences when they break their necks.

Tragic.

Ron
Reviewed by Peter Schlosser (Reader)
Reviewed on May 20, 2011
tremendous poetry regis, hauntingly beautiful with just the right macabre, poetic twist....
Reviewed by Lonnie Hicks
Reviewed on May 20, 2011
very very nice regis magestic, melancoly, a lament.
Reviewed by Jerry Bolton (Reader)
Reviewed on May 20, 2011
Mass suicide?
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