Taking Flight

Trapped in a cage

That no one can see

A bird fully fledged,

Strong –

Waits to break free.

Its song is beautiful

Amidst the fear,

Its mourning once

Unnoticed –

Now we hear.

It jostles the cage,

Rattles the bones

Until the iron has

No will –

Of its own.

“I’m free, I’m free,”

Cries the bird, “At last!”

“No more, no more!”

An anthem –

“What’s past is past!”

The victory is sweet,

The healing is sweeter.

For the wings took a

Beating –

But no longer weaker.

What once was a cage

Is now a reminder

That strength is

Found –

Deep inside her.

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Some poetry for this beautiful, sunny Monday. I love birds and their reminder that freedom and rest aren’t far away. Isn’t that cool? How God uses His creation to paint pictures of redemption and healing, of joy and hope, and of freedom and peace.

So do not fear; you are worth more than many sparrows,” Matthew 10:31.

May this serve as a reminder that no matter what you may be experiencing, there is freedom and rest on the other side.

Lizard