In the Forest of Life
by Mike Yuan
like an open cage
like a free hotel
my balcony has become a home
to many wild city birds
pigeons philosophizing in private
seagulls stalking with arrogance
crows beaking at unseen seeds
sparrows quarreling non-stop
on the branched-out railings
behind the dusk dyed wall
sometimes all alone
more often in company
looking out of my wingless window
i find myself to be one of them
coming to perch here by chance
but ready to flee by need
(sept.11, 2004)
End of the poem
15 random poems
- Torn Shades by Thomas Lux
- Epitaph for Our Children
- Олег Григорьев – Дети кидали друг в друга поленья
- Владимир Маяковский – Потрясающие факты
- Remembering An Account Executive
- Morning Rain by Tu Fu
- A Photograph on the Desk by Mary Etta Metcalf
- Михаил Лермонтов – Челнок (Воет ветр и свистит пред недальной грозой)
- Multi-Miners & Co. Present Ned Kelly by Graham Rowlands
- Eddi’s Service by Rudyard Kipling
- To My Friends poem – Alexander Pushkin
- Олег Григорьев – Я взял бумагу и перо
- The Battle Of Salamis
- Still poem – A. R. Ammons poems | Poetry Monster
- The Poisoned Present
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