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The Gift

November 15, 2005March 18, 2016

Deep crimson, streaks of gold; a bulging cloud coddling the orange ball. Two dozen birds, miniature marvels, gliding across, with messages from heaven.

Slowly, steadily, you descend and drop,
next to me, you go hip-hop..
Fragile bird, with a pallid wing,
what message do you bring?

I hear a grumble; What is it? Is it you, my stomach? Nope, nope..it can’t be, for I just fed you..this glass, a proof.

Ah, serene, sensual, surreal; succour, I succumb to thee; Bach and Mozart, Masters of the art! Will you forgive me, this son of thee? – Sinful, sinning, sinner.

And there sings a distant lark,
thro’ the frills of dark..
O’ye lark in mad mood,
what d’ya sing – The Art of Fugue?

“Ah yet another bereaved lover..,” mutters the man in guard, walking by.

O’ dear sir, I ain’t lost a lover,
but a lovely, beautiful daughter..
She was born this day,
but fate snatched her away…

I raise my violin, play her tune,
gathering memories, that are strewn..
Heavenward wind, carry with you,
this father’s tune, to her, my due.

Pic by Rubyblossom under CC license

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Co-founder & Co-editor of the online literary magazine, Spark. Author of 'Fragments of the Whole', a flash-fiction collection and 'Ways Around Grief & Other Stories', a short-story collection. Creative specialist with expertise in content strategy and management, editing and magazine design.

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