"Someday"

Someday 

 

I used to believe I could fly.  

Nothing fancy, I just put my arms out to the side and take off. 

The birds looked at me in amazement.  

They let me fly with them, you know, as if I were one of them. 

Why one day they even let me lead them. 

I would fly so high, and sometimes low to the ground. 

Sometimes, I would sit in the trees and talk to the birds. 

Other times I would just sit and listen.  

Birds are quite smart, they know who to trust. 

Who they want to be around and sing to. 

Then I grew older and did other things more important things. 

I stopped climbing trees, stopped talking, and listening to birds. 

I stopped flying with the birds. 

But someday, I’ll go outside, put my arms out to the side and take off. 

The birds will look at me in amazement. 

I don’t even need to lead them, just fly with them. 

Just listen and talk to them again. 

Someday I’ll fly again.

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Reviews

[John the Baptist]

Yes, as we grow older we learn to do more "important" things. It is the way of the world;' we must fall into the ranks of the wage earners. But something is lost, something precious. The speaker here seems to realize this and vows to return to those free days. May he be successful in doing so.

[Randall]

Thanks, John. Sometimes we get a second chance to do it the right way. All you can do is try your best. Thank you for the review, sir.

Randall...

[red93]

Nice Work Randall, and a nice use of metaphor. Personally I don't miss my wild and dangerous youth, but it sounds like you had a ball. Really Excellent ✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️

[Randall]

Thank you, Red. I did have a ball. I got to thinking, my granddaughter, who is eleven, loves to climb trees. When she comes over, she climbs up into a hard rock maple in the yard. I think next time she comes over and climbs up, I'll follow her up the tree and show her how to climb to the top and make the boughs sway as if in a windstorm. A thirty foot drop is survivable if you grab branches on the way down to slow yourself. It's worth the risk. Besides, the rescue squad is only four blocks away. The odds are in your favoure. :)))

Randall...