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‘Caged’: A Haiku
As free as a bird
fancied trapped in a cage with
the door wide open.
fancied trapped in a cage with
the door wide open.
Published 20th Jun 2023
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Then again, aren’t we all ‘til we’re not?
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20th Jun 2023 6:12am
20th Jun 2023 11:00am
"Never even know we have the key"... reminds me of the Eagles... nicely done...
24th Jun 2023 6:18pm
20th Jun 2023 2:16pm
20th Jun 2023 3:12pm
This sparked an ancient memory for me of a poem I wrote long. Long ago...
"Desire To Fly"
There was a parrot loose in a tree
Escaped from his cage and now he's free
Free to soar anywhere in the blue sky
How I've always wished that I too could fly
Envy the parrot and all the birds
For their songs are sweeter than words
Better than any I could ever write
My songs also want to escape into flight
It's a shame that his feathers were furled
And the rainbow he casts on the world
Caged and covered, no wonder he flew
From the ground I dream of his point of view
"Desire To Fly"
There was a parrot loose in a tree
Escaped from his cage and now he's free
Free to soar anywhere in the blue sky
How I've always wished that I too could fly
Envy the parrot and all the birds
For their songs are sweeter than words
Better than any I could ever write
My songs also want to escape into flight
It's a shame that his feathers were furled
And the rainbow he casts on the world
Caged and covered, no wonder he flew
From the ground I dream of his point of view
24th Jun 2023 6:19pm
Ahhh! Thank you for sharing! Glad it could spark this in your memory! ♥️
20th Jun 2023 3:39pm
Very true, Rachelle - we are our own jailors until we realize we hold the key.
20th Jun 2023 10:06pm
Wonderfully incisive observation. It reminds me of a line from an Eagle's song, "Already Gone;"
"So oftentimes it happens
that we live our lives in chains
and we never even know
we have the key."
I'm going over to check my cage door...damn! sure enough it's wide open😁
Bravissima!
"So oftentimes it happens
that we live our lives in chains
and we never even know
we have the key."
I'm going over to check my cage door...damn! sure enough it's wide open😁
Bravissima!
24th Jun 2023 6:20pm
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25th Jun 2023 11:43pm
The bars become ingrained in the heart, we miss seeing open doors.
Great write.
Great write.
31st Aug 2023 12:02pm
31st Aug 2023 7:03pm
Very profound. The invisible barriers we place upon ourselves, huh? I personally do it all the time. Fantastic write! 😊
31st Aug 2023 7:08pm
hello Rachelle I'm sorry i miss this
it could certainly be me this haiku
I always feel there is a perimeter around me
keeping me from going any further
I've made a break for it a couple times though...
great write...
it could certainly be me this haiku
I always feel there is a perimeter around me
keeping me from going any further
I've made a break for it a couple times though...
great write...
4th Sep 2023 1:04am
Those breakthroughs are always transformative, aren’t they?!.. thanks for sharing! 💜💜
Anonymous
4th Nov 2023 4:32pm
Amazing insight and haiku.
I broke free from my cage 2/2/2020. I finally had enough of holding myself back. I don’t even recognize the woman who used to be trapped there.
I broke free from my cage 2/2/2020. I finally had enough of holding myself back. I don’t even recognize the woman who used to be trapped there.
