my favorite poet

[chrismw]

Maya Angelou I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

The free bird leaps

on the back of the wind

and floats downstream

till the current ends

and dips his wings

in the orange sun rays

and dares to claim the sky.

But a bird that stalks

down his narrow cage

can seldom see through

his bars of rage

his wings are clipped and

his feet are tied

so he opens his throat to sing.

The caged bird sings

with fearful trill

of the things unknown

but longed for still

and is tune is heard

on the distant hill for the caged bird

sings of freedom

The free bird thinks of another breeze

an the trade winds soft through the sighing trees

and the fat worms waiting on a dawn-bright lawn

and he names the sky his own.

But a caged bird stands on the grave of dreams

his shadow shouts on a nightmare scream

his wings are clipped and his feet are tied

so he opens his throat to sing

The caged bird sings

with a fearful trill

of things unknown

but longed for still

and his tune is heard

on the distant hill

for the caged bird

sings of freedom.

Maya Angelou

[shasha]

wonderful too - i love all the poetry that is put on this site -

[shasha]

it is about us isnt it ? being caged in pd

[chrismw]

The poem is my favorite, it is by Maya Angelou. To me the poem has represented many things through out my life. Right this moment, it is most representative of being trapped in the cage of pd.

[Owenbob]

Beautiful poem and expresses well PD people. Love Maya Angelou