The Sparrow CoupleWhen I was a little girl, around thirteen, one day I looked out of my window, fed up with my mundane human life and wrote this poem that still lingers in my memory. I thought I would share it with you today. Perched on the window Two cozy coats of brown Feathers fluffed up Tails plunged down The sparrow couple They live on the window Day in, day out It is their home, Their abode throughout The sparrow couple They bring good luck, Good cheers; they say They invoke our spirits And vitalise the day The sparrow couple But when I stare at them My eyes drown in tears My heart gets dotted With hopes and fears The sparrow couple They live in freedom A carefree life And I am engrossed In material strife The sparrow couple If I too could fly With them, wing to wing Oh, what great joy Would the blue skies bring? The sparrow couple But we are so locked In a mesh of vice That their celestial grace Cannot our hearts entice! The sparrow couple
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AuthorPoulomi Sanyal is an Indian-Canadian wrter, author of 'Colour Me Confounded'. She is also an Engineer, dreamer and artist who likes to indulge in her wanderlust in her spare time and hopes to save the world from itself. Archives
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