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Ode to the Bird

Melody on August 16th, 2007

The little girl finally found a friend.
A bird.
They sat like children.
And it sang vaguely.
Sometimes on Figs
and Frogs.
Sometimes on Running Miles
and Second Quartiles.

Then the bird flew away.
She wondered, “Will I ever hear it sing again?”
Come back, come back oh bird.

The bird came back…
“I’m not sure I can trust humans”
But she held out her hand
and cried.
And the bird said;
“Listen…” 43 more songs.

And then she murdered it. Brutally. Beyond Recognition.
At night she wondered, “Do I have the right to mourn for something I killed?”

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12 Responses to “Ode to the Bird”

  1. vijay
    August 16th, 2007 at 11:43 pm

    I like it a lot!

  2. Gaurav Arora
    August 17th, 2007 at 9:09 am

    the problem was with girl and her eye..
    she wanted the bird in her cage, not the sky..
    ..
    the girls should have let him go if that was his wish..
    killing him was very very selfish…
    ..
    atleast one would have been happy , if she had..
    now look he is dead and the girl is sad :(

  3. Melody
    August 17th, 2007 at 9:40 am
    @ Vij: Coming from you, that is a compliment! Was not sure the whole thing was rather black. But I like it too.

    @ Gaurav Arora:
    Wah, my blog groupies are poets too.
    Now I wonder, what would Vikram Seth do?
    Counter answer that brilliant rhyme,
    or realize that messing with perfection is a crime?

  4. gps
    August 17th, 2007 at 1:10 pm

    i’m confused….

  5. vijay
    August 18th, 2007 at 1:03 am

    What comes from the heart, can never be black. And stop the “coming from you” please.

  6. Melody
    August 18th, 2007 at 6:05 pm
    @ gps: It’s a poem. Don’t worry if you don’t get it :)

    @ Vijay: Thank you for that. Coming from you.. oops..

  7. gps
    August 19th, 2007 at 12:31 am

    oh i got the poem alright.. i was just confused as to the reason of its being posted…

  8. sam
    August 21st, 2007 at 4:14 pm

    To mourn what is gone,
    Is not what one needs….
    For if thy be its cause,
    You mourn your soul which bleeds….
    Remorse be good,
    If the act never be repeated….
    But fate and its rules,
    Takes the path, the Devil tread

  9. dazzy
    August 21st, 2007 at 4:18 pm

    wateva need be said 4m me…sam descibed it 4 me n’ all d more better..gr8 goin’ melody

  10. Melody
    August 21st, 2007 at 6:13 pm
    @ gps: Firstly, I guess you’ve gone back to the US?? Tsk, tsk.

    Secondly to answer your question, posted it because I was in “that place at that time”. Cannot explain it better than that sorry.

    @ Sam: Hmm! Interesting!

    @ Dazzy: Thank you.

  11. gps
    August 21st, 2007 at 9:59 pm

    no i’m still here… just got up very late on sunday… and didnt wanna interrupt u at a function.

  12. Melody
    September 6th, 2007 at 7:11 pm
    @ Gps: :( Twice in a row. Next time, we have to meet up.

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