Feathers to Consider
Check the Microphone
his eyes a jar of rumors.
and he’ll poison a flock.
It’s hard to lose the weight
of assumptions.
©Susie Clevenger 2022
A Cage is a Cage
Pretty wire doesn’t
make a cage warmer.
It doesn’t matter
how much glitter
is on the wings,
the song will always
cry freedom.
©Susie Clevenger 2022
The Shadow in My Voice
to see how loud
I can crow.
you learn the strength
of your wings.
©Susie Clevenger 2022
Owning the Glass
You may not be pleased
when someone else
holds the mirror.
©Susie Clevenger 2022
The Sunday Muse #206
Nice observations, Susie:
ReplyDeleteFake News
Unjust Incarceration
Practice Makes Perfect
Proof Before Pu lishing
Political situations, the first two are baddies with me.
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Wonderful, Susie. I especialy love "It's in the dark places you learn the strength of your wings."
ReplyDeleteI love every gorgeous poem but my two favorites are a cage is a cage and the shadow in my voice! I am so glad you joined us for the Muse my friend!
ReplyDeleteSusie - I loved the first poem and wasn't expecting a second, third, or fourth! But I read them all several times in a row, and the insights they convey somehow feel to me like they flow into one another very smoothly and naturally...
ReplyDeleteDavid [ben Alexander]
http://skepticskaddish.com/
I loved rhe two pieces I wrote for this prompt — you should come read them.,
ReplyDeleteI read and commented on FB, but I liked every one of these, Susie.
ReplyDeleteThere is a profound wisdom in each poem. Accumulated through years of living .. the joys, the grief, the simple, the complex. Brava.
ReplyDeleteWonderful quartet of poems Susie. The cages bring to mind Maya Angelou.
ReplyDeleteYou've found something visceral and important to say about each of these images, Susie. Pretty wire, indeed. And the first one really hits home these days.
ReplyDeleteReread these a few times.
ReplyDeleteBrilliant!!