Ode to Birds

Ode to Birds

Poem by Heidi Williams
Photos by Quinn

 To the bird

of flight,

who travels the earth

 with speed in his wings,

 

that fly

over mountains and

valleys and rivers;

a few of the things

 that

you see.

The gracefulness we see in each stroke

of your wing as you 

pull forcefully at the

air.

What other creature

has found this power

to lift

and soar through

the sky.

No need of machines

or oil or fuel

to aid in your journey

above.

Only the need

of what

nature

has already given,

which is there

for you

to succeed.

You have been

mimicked

by others, and

envied

by even more.

Still some don’t see

the might that

you carry,

above and beyond

what a mind could

wish.

And there are those,

who would

quickly end the

life

of one so swift.

The grace

you have,

the

charm

you carry, 

is

seen

above all

things.

 .