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The songbird that didn’t sing ~ a poem for Amy


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#1 Winehousedrunk

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Posted 20 April 2009 - 11:55 AM


The songbird that didn’t sing
~ a poem for Amy Winehouse ~


Far away she went
And out of reach
A message sent
Washed upon a beach
Over seas of hope
With a love that lasts.


Winter passed
Its silent solitude vast
Life by a rope
Hanging from a cliff
And like a sword
Through storm clouds above
The Great What If…


Then came spring
And still the songbird didn’t sing
Till the sound of her flapping wing
Foretold the end of suffering
And now we play with the thought
That a feather away
Is a new beginning
Among the castles in the sand.


©Jan-Peter Scheffer


Amy Winehouse died, and she's taken a part of my soul with her. May that part be the love that I felt for her, and may the love that I still feel for her be the undying part of us both.

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Posted 22 April 2009 - 04:44 PM

Absolutely beautiful. I'm speechless.

I love your alternate use of the seasons. Very classic. Your imagery is beautiful, especially in the last stanza. It amazes me that English is not your first language.

Nice work. :)
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#3 Winehousedrunk

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Posted 22 April 2009 - 05:07 PM

The acknowledgement of my poem from you and the others, and now your very kind words about it, mean a lot to me.:D
Amy Winehouse died, and she's taken a part of my soul with her. May that part be the love that I felt for her, and may the love that I still feel for her be the undying part of us both.

#4 suestev07

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Posted 22 April 2009 - 08:02 PM

I love the imagery, and especially the use of the word "feather"...conjures up an powerful image for me
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