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06-12-2010, 12:36 AM
A Blackbird Came To Die
I neither bestow nor can I take life.
For that, a much Greater Power than I
rises to the occasion.
Sometimes though,
a living presence makes its way
into my awareness and so I
become midwife to its death.
A few days ago I noticed a blackbird with an
iridescent head and broken ebon wing.
He could not stand on his left talon
I will bury it tonight.
There are some things that can not be saved.
There are some things that I have learned to let go of,
over and over and over
again.
"My candle burns at both ends; It will not last the night; But ah, my foes, and oh, my friends It gives a lovely light!"
Edna St. Vincent Millay
Razors pain you;
Rivers are damp;
Acids stain you;
And drugs cause cramp.
Guns aren't lawful;
Nooses give;
Gas smells awful;
You might as well live.
Resume- Dorothy Parker
Edna St. Vincent Millay
Razors pain you;
Rivers are damp;
Acids stain you;
And drugs cause cramp.
Guns aren't lawful;
Nooses give;
Gas smells awful;
You might as well live.
Resume- Dorothy Parker