Flying

At precisely
the same time
three
thousand
tiny heartbeats
began
...

As black as my birdlover poet's pen ink upon ink
Coal black as every poet's ink, hue upon hue...

I saw a bird trembling with the cold,
building a tree nest in the rose bush
dry leaves and...

We flew to Africa where the weather was warm,
down below we could see turmoil, eye of a storm,...

Gravity keeps my anger company, as my soul rises with every hit I take.

I can go anywhere I really choose to go,
but you don't have to tell me 'to go with the flow,'...

Eulogy

There are some men who should have mountains
To bear their names through time...

The birds flew in an arrow with me in the front,
nothing could stop us including a passing cormorant...

I am sitting on an inside seat aboard an aeroplane

Looking out of the small but slightly steamed...

There isn't a moment when I'm with you that I don't feel like I'm floating.
The worries and troubles...

The time has come for you to fly
Don't be worried,scared or shy
I will be here if you should...

That's what Max said she mentioned after arriving,
as they both descended from heaven while...

My life has passed me by and now I wish that time would hide

Everything sped so much faster since...

Tis’ the twighlight of the evening
the summer sun has gone to rest
As I lie upon a hammock...

Cared for by mummy and daddy bird on the ground
Next step for baby bird was to fly heaven bound...