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The Sparrow

I saved a little bird today
A little gypsy sparrow
That came tumbling down on a straight
        Line wind
The feathers of a fate ridden arrow

This clumsy, spastic fledgling
Pitched in from a raging storm
So hard and fast she convulsed in shock
Her feathers were twisted and torn

I saved a will to live today
With a strength of heart to soul
I touched her with prayerful hands
As if she could somehow know

I was fighting this morning for both of us
Beyond symbols or metaphor
This felt like second chances divine
An open window for a closed door

I covered her body and hid her away
For the panic and fear to subside
And I have never seen a more
         beautiful sunrise
Than the one she met it in that sky

Written by PunchDrunk (Margo Garrison)
Published
Author's Note
I was standing outside my home which happened to be a hotel because I was in the process of another house move which was depressing and annoying already. I was out there vaping and drinking coffee and watching the sky because it was early dawn and it had stormed.  Anyway, this tiny sparrow came in with a gust of wind and crashed hard into the glass doors feel to the ground on its back flailing.  I thought it was going to die for sure, but I took my face mask off and picked up and took it to the lobby out of the cold.  Long story short, I was incredibly moved.  It was in shock and sort of convulsing and I was petting it.  It kept opening and closing it's eyes.  Anyway I'm going to run out of room but an hour later after it recovered in a cubby hole the hotel clerk and I guided outside!! &#
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