In the Forest of Life
by Mike Yuan
like an open cage
like a free hotel
my balcony has become a home
to many wild city birds
pigeons philosophizing in private
seagulls stalking with arrogance
crows beaking at unseen seeds
sparrows quarreling non-stop
on the branched-out railings
behind the dusk dyed wall
sometimes all alone
more often in company
looking out of my wingless window
i find myself to be one of them
coming to perch here by chance
but ready to flee by need
(sept.11, 2004)
End of the poem
15 random poems
- Robert Burns: Address To The Unco Guid, Or The Rigidly Righteous:
- Sonet 41 by William Alexander
- The Voice by Shel Silverstein
- Homing by Satish Verma
- At Long Last
- Motto prefixed to the Author’s first Publication by Robert Burns
- Hira Singhs Farewell To Burmah
- Юлия Друнина – Царевна
- Love In Reverse by Talha Jafri
- The house where I was born (07) by Yves Bonnefoy
- Robert Burns: Epigram To Miss Jean Scott:
- Ode For Ted by Sylvia Plath
- Searching by Mike Yuan
- The Bull Of Bendylaw by Sylvia Plath
- AWAY FROM HOME by Satish Verma
Some external links:
Duckduckgo.com – the alternative in the US
Quant.com – a search engine from France, and also an alternative, at least for Europe
Yandex – the Russian search engine (it’s probably the best search engine for image searches).
