I read her words, so Funny!
She said she wanted to be a Bee
“And you?” was her question to me
Got me thinking what will I be
If I could be anything I wanted to be
It was such a simple activity
but I was feeling lighter already
I was happy about this imaginary
innocent little possibility
Not so long ago, when life was kinder to me
I would’ve said “a bird”, so I could fly free
Be wherever in the world I wanted to be
Summers on mountains, Winters at sea
Race with a cloud or dance with a tree
A nest on a beautiful branch or be a gypsy
I could see every forest of every country
I could do anything, choices will be many
So a bird I will be
But sometimes now, life doesn’t seem so Easy
So many wrong choices that bruised on my knee
Weary, don’t know if I want to make the journey
So Today if you ask me, what would I want to be
I will tell you that I want to be a tree probably
Cherry blossom, Glorious, strong and pretty
Free from freedom and its responsibility
Free from choices, a prisoner of destiny
And what will be, will be
But if I am being honest really
I don’t want to be a bird or a tree
But A little bit of both actually
While I am still me.
-N
Inspiration : “If I were a bee” by Brenda Davis Harsham
Photographer Unknown
Poetry Copyright 2016, Opinionated Head
August 15, 2016 at 1:02 am
Perhaps a leaf that can fly like a bird, but also cling to its tree and belong. Great poem, revealing deep thinking and a wonderful use of language. I especially liked “Race with a clouds or dance with a tree/ A nest on a beautiful branch or be a gypsy/ I could see every forest of every country.” I wrote middle grade books about birds, and there are birds that do all that. 🙂
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August 15, 2016 at 5:53 am
Thank you Brenda, I am glad you enjoy it.
I like the idea of being a leaf… And you got intent just right, to be free while you can still belong to your tree. 🙂
You wrote middle grade books…?! That’s really amazing!
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August 15, 2016 at 11:52 am
Thanks, now if I can just interest a publisher. 😉
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August 19, 2016 at 6:07 am
Haha…I am sure you can!. 🙂
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