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"Birds have a great gift"
by W. Mahlon PurdinBirds have a great gift
Of flight anytime.
Even though perhaps
They don't ever think about it.
Yesterday I saw a flight of geese
Heading south and there must
Have been three thousand of
Them strung out in a long
Trailing formation unlike
The usual highly organized
"V" we see every fall.
It looked a little ragged up there,
Like a migration just getting
Organized.
Thousands fly
Like a string in the sky
Not one asks why.
Imagine gifts given so freely
That no thought or thanks
Is required; only that we
Use them as
They were given. 10/23/2005 Posted on 05/20/2013
Copyright © 2026 W. Mahlon Purdin
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Philip F De Pinto on 05/20/13 at 01:46 PM this poem is a treasure I was fortunate enough to dig up in plain sight. |
| Posted by Kristina Woodhill on 07/02/13 at 01:56 AM Very thought provoking. I often wonder what the one in the front is thinking, planning, signaling to those who follow. I would love to fly! Really a wonderful concluding stanza. Thanks for this. |
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