Don't Feed The Birds

Shall I not rejoice also at the abundance of the weeds whose seeds are the granary of the birds? - Thoreau

inhale the sweet, flowery fragrance of my words

watch out for weeds, reeds and high-elevation nose bleeds

remember to cover seeds

careful with your driving speeds and evil deeds

when we dance, i'm the one who leads

always pray in thirds

you need milk to make curds

get a pocket protector if you're going to hang around with nerds

most importantly, don't feed the birds

Author's Note

"It would be well, perhaps, if we were to spend more of our days and nights without any obstruction between us and the celestial bodies, if the poet did not speak so much from under a roof, or the saint dwell there so long. Birds do not sing in caves, nor do doves cherish their innocence in dovecots." - Thoreau

Reviews

[emmajoygreen]

Have a feeling that you enjoyed writing the above, Pete! There seems to be a smile at the end of each line, as if you had sat back, read carefully. Then, grinned at a renewed acknowledgement of what Thoreau hoped someone/YOU would value for the now and ever after. His last sentence above is so worth remembering. Perhaps make time for self and thoughts higher than the day to day? Perhaps forget self and think 'higher' full stop?

[Pete]

you are correct in that i smiled after writing each line. you are also correct in your thesis of meaning. the birds will take care of themselves and be cared for by a higher power. my muse and i like to challenge convention and endeavor for higher purposes than what most pursue and do. man has no business interfering with the natural order of things. thank you for the kind, thoughtful, understanding share em.

[emmajoygreen]

'man has no business interfering with the natural order of things.' How true is that, Pete. Perhaps your poem could be open to other people's poems on the same theme? Have a feeling that many think same as our world and its order is melting away.

[Pete]

this world scares me. now all the talk about artificial intelligence. mercy me.