Life Is Full of Sweet Spots

“The reason birds can fly

and we can’t is simply

that they have perfect faith,

for to have faith is to have wings.”

—J.M. Barrie

When the swallow sings

A wonderful thing

Spring chance

Graceful tapered wings

Aerial flight, feathered king

Sky dance

A wonderful thing

When the swallow sings

Romance

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Swallow: Poem* and watercolor painting by Mary O’Connor. Swallow painting created from photo taken by Jan Logozzo.

 *Swallow poem written in the French poetic lai form. The lai uses an “a” and “b” rhyme pattern of aabaabaab. The “a” lines use 5 syllables; “b” rhymes have two syllables. Lines 1 and 2 repeat in reverse order in lines 7 and 8.  

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