Proud and brawny you stand- <br />Alone but never lonely, as the sun appears on the horizon- <br />Your wings- magenta hued and <br />Your legs, long, stately and strong- <br />Leaves on the trees are feather-like and blossoming, though ever so slightly- <br />Spring is arriving early this year. <br />Being none but a Flamingo, The pond in which you stand, <br />Your shadow glancing at the sky, <br />Cobalt blue in its hue and cloudless- <br />You have not a care in the world. <br />I have been often told of my strength and courage, <br />Though not always proud- <br />Being human, I can foresee my destiny and <br />Fear more than storms, and other animals in the wild <br />That could harm me. <br />I was born under a different star than <br />Other people have been- <br />I live inside a world of my delusions, <br />So many have told me, although I do not care to believe- <br />The sun is rising above the mountains. <br />My dream would be to lift my wings- <br />If I owned them, and fly away from all that I fear, <br />But I have no place to go- <br />If only I could get inside of your mind and <br />Be alone to appreciate none but the waters I stand in, <br />The mountains behind me and the splendor of the rising and <br />Setting of the sun? <br />I have been compared to a bird with broken wings that cannot fly, or <br />A lion trapped within a cage- with no way to escape my doubts- <br />As I watch the sun disappear beyond the horizon at midnight <br />I fall asleep and begin to dream- in my dream I fly above the world so vast, <br />Without a care in the world and lost inside the world of my fantasies- <br />My dream is never to awaken- spring is arriving early this year and <br />To my dismay, the sun shall rise early tomorrow and alas, I shall awaken to <br />A world that has not been kind to me, as I open my eyes to a new day once more….<br /><br />Claudia Krizay<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/flamingo/
