Feathered Stone

Here's a link to my YouTube channel, where you can find me reading my poetry. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMbrfKP2H38

Your love is like a frozen bird, a
feathered stone falling from the sky.
I wish it didn't die.
It should be flying, and soring, and
healing, against the warm blaze of
the afternoon sun--weaving and
diving through the coolness of the clouds.
But it's gone, and all it can do is
plummet and take a few more
birds out, on its way down.

Author's Note

I did a poetry reading and book signing at the Clear Lake Public Library. I posted it on my YouTube channel. (Link above.) My books are available on Amazon. They are Seedy Town Blues Collected Poems, It's Just a Hop, Skip, and a Jump to the Madhouse, and Sleep Always Calls.

Reviews

[RomaJ]

I feel the weight of grief and disappointment in its imagery -especially the idea of love as a "feathered stone," something that should soar but instead falls. The contrast between what love should be (flying, soaring, healing) and what it has become (plummeting, destructive) is heartbreaking. It’s simple but powerful, and the ending leaves me with that sharp ache of watching something beautiful fail.

[Thomas W Case]

Thank you. I appreciate it.

[kronskymikhail]

This poem aches with the kind of beauty only loss can shape. The image of a frozen bird falling from the sky feels both tragic and strangely peaceful, like grief finding its rhythm. Sometimes, when emotions hit too hard, I distract myself with small thrills — lately at https://locowins.org, where chance mirrors the chaos of love.

[Betty Hermelee]

A mournful piece.. I like the bird metaphor! It’s also powerful writing! Thank you for sharing!👍
Warmly
B🌷

[Thomas W Case]

I appreciate it, Betty.

[red93]

Powerful Work Thomas, full of angst and existential yearning. Really Excellent ✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️

[Thomas W Case]

Thank you, my friend.

[Thomas W Case]

Thank you, I appreciate it, my friend.

[John the Baptist]

Has the sound of one freshly dumped. Great imagery accurately depicts the mindset of one in that situation. Been there.

[Thomas W Case]

I appreciate the comment. Thank you.

[Soren]

It is the last phrase that struck me the most. Dead love does at times take out other birds on its way down. I thought this very perceptive and quite the metaphor.

[Thomas W Case]

Thank you, my friend. I appreciate it.