Bird on the wire

'Bird on the wire' by Trish Munn

It was a chance meeting
as they often are
when you’re really doing
something else, or going
somewhere with purpose
as I was that day,
in my moveable house,
wheels at each side,
spinning along –
earth-bound traveller.

I didn’t get wings like you,
and I saw your incredulous
gaze as I passed, with your
shoulders hunched
and your perfect poise,
and that frown you wore as
you swivelled your eyes to meet
mine; which they did. I saw –
and it made me smile – that
quizzical stare between strangers –
earth-bird and you of the sky.

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Comments

I love this and the humour it poses.  I could easily imagine the look of puzzlement in the bird’s eyes as it looked down on you encased in your tin box with four wheels.  Most of all, I like how the bird comes across as being better equipped for travel, despite how humankind somehow thinks it’s superior to every other creature.

By Lesley Dawson on 21st February 2018 - 11:05

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