I saw you, resting your weight on one foot <br />Gazing around the strange environment <br />“Shall I fly off now” you thought <br />“Or stay a while longer? ” <br /> <br />I admired your beauty <br />We talked a while, we parted <br />We would meet again another day <br />I was fascinated. <br /> <br />We met again, your plumage vivid <br />I was enchanted <br />Your tentative freedom an enigma <br />I tried not to fathom your depths <br /> <br />One day you landed on my shoulder <br />I encouraged you to stand on my finger <br />And lightly tossed you in the air <br />To launch you into flight. <br /> <br />You did not fly <br />But returned to my shoulder <br />Again I put you on my finger <br />Again I encouraged you to fly. <br /> <br />You did not fly <br />But returned to my shoulder <br />This is where you remain <br />Close to me, yet free. <br /> <br />Your wing is not clipped <br />There are no bars <br />There is no cage <br />There is no prison. <br /> <br />You are free to take flight <br />You choose to stay <br />While we are comfortable <br />Don’t fly away.<br /><br />Modi ...<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/budgerigar/
