Mankind does not

Agree
Gorden J.L. Ramel

I have no use for birds in cages,
but mankind does not agree;
they’ve been gaoling them for ages
and they just don’t seem to see
that the beauty that inspired, inevitably fades,
and what once was writ in diamonds
will in time be played in spades.
Wings are made for flying,
for dancing with the air,
and wings that cannot open
are the colour of despair,
and an anger in me rages
and I long to set them free,
but it’s the sadness of the ages
that mankind does not agree.
 

about this poem

The author of this poem, Gordon J.L. Ramel, holds a Master's Degree in Ecology from the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom. He is currently co-ordinating a biodiversity project in Greece that has discovered over 50 species new to science and added over 1000 new records for the country.

Gordon has written a new book of poems titled The Whispering of the Leaves.

The photograph at the top of the page was taken by Mark Willocks (USA). He can be found at MarkWillocksphotography.com

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