i am third

30 Dec 2011

i am third

i am the bird
resting
alone on a wire
listening to the wind
and waiting
for something to die

i am the wind
blowing from the east
bringing fresh air
to a flower
desperate
for better days

i am the sunrise
on a cloudless morning
burning the sky
with intensity
and promising
life after life

december two thousand eleven
copyright j matthew waters
all rights reserved

Posted in Birds, Poetry and tagged birds, nature, poem, Poetry

16 thoughts on “i am third”

lifethroughblueeyes on December 30, 2011 at 9:02 pm said:

This one is my favorite of yours to date 🙂

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- J Matthew Waters on December 30, 2011 at 9:52 pm said:
  
  the simpler the better so it seems. thanks so much, diana.
  
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S Jayanth on December 30, 2011 at 10:07 pm said:

small and beautiful.
can i know how you put the audio in the post? Bought the feature?

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- J Matthew Waters on December 30, 2011 at 10:10 pm said:
  
  thank you. i used the first option and store my mp3 files on another server. here is the link http://en.support.wordpress.com/audio/
  
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Philip Whelan (@troublegummer) on December 31, 2011 at 4:55 am said:

I really like the flow and the simplicity of the words. Lovely.

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- J Matthew Waters on December 31, 2011 at 6:12 am said:
  
  Thanks for the comment, Philip. Glad you enjoyed it.
  
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fridayam on January 1, 2012 at 6:09 pm said:

There are some lovely things here

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- J Matthew Waters on January 1, 2012 at 8:59 pm said:
  
  Thanks for visiting again, Steve. Wishing you a fantastic 2012 as well.
  
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skyraftwanderer on January 2, 2012 at 7:22 pm said:

I really like how you have maintained a great sense of simplicity, while matching it up with stark imagery. Also, a hint of Leonard Cohen in the first verse?

Nice work here.

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- J Matthew Waters on January 2, 2012 at 9:19 pm said:
  
  thanks for the visit and comment. i am indeed a fan of Cohen but hadn’t thought of that. hmm.
  
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Coin & Feather on January 6, 2012 at 11:36 pm said:

I really like this. I especially like the addition of the audio. It’s always nice to hear someone read their own work.

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- J Matthew Waters on January 7, 2012 at 1:04 pm said:
  
  Thanks for visiting again, really appreciate your thoughts.
  
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Hilary on February 25, 2012 at 6:02 pm said:

Lovely John. I find your poetry quite visual

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- J Matthew Waters on February 25, 2012 at 6:12 pm said:
  
  Thanks, Hilary, I appreciate you visiting here : )
  
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jmbhatt on January 15, 2021 at 8:38 am said:

Pleasingly emphatic!!

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- j matthew waters on January 15, 2021 at 1:02 pm said:
  
  Thank you for commenting and sharing this piece on Twitter!
  
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