How we smiled,
in the ignorance of youth,
Thinking love
would last forever,
Living in the moment
not caring about the future.
The future was ours,
until we let it slip away.
A bird is made to fly
and cannot be confined,
and some hearts
were made with wander,
and cannot be held too tight.
White Bird by It's A Beautiful Day
White bird,
in a golden cage,
on a winter's day,
in the rain.
White bird,
in a golden cage,
alone.
The leaves blow,
Across the long black road.
To the darkened skies,
in its rage
But the white bird just sits in her cage,
unknown.
White bird must fly
Or she will die
White bird,
dreams of the aspen trees,
with their dying leaves,
turning gold.
But the white bird just sits in her cage,
growing old.
White bird must fly or she will die.
White bird must fly or she will die.
The sunsets come, the sunsets go.
The clouds roll by,and the earth turns old.
And the young bird's eyes do always glow.
She must fly,
She must fly,
She must fly.
White bird,
In a golden cage,
On a winter's day, in the rain.
White bird,
In a golden cage alone.
White bird must fly or she will die.
White bird must fly or she will die.
White bird must fly or she will die.
White bird must fly
Ah sweet Pengy, just lovely all of it, love your bird/you image and the poem!
ReplyDeletedead on the mark Penguin..the echoing words of youth a nice composite of the talented Pengy..and the muisic so wraps this up into a wonderful package...the Music sounds like Jefferson Airplane ...I think iheard this somewhere on one your earlier blogs..fantastic bud
ReplyDeleteActually I think it was on one of your open blogs, you asked us for songs from our pasts that held a special place. . .
ReplyDeletecrap now I know why this sounds familiar cause its been around forever..and dates back to the same era ..
ReplyDeleteIt was either this one, or that darn song my cell mate kept playing over and over and over and over and over and over. . .but that is a different story. . .
ReplyDeleteyeah thats it...i suffer from sometimers
ReplyDeleteas always i have to know who and what so when i hear things i have to know...they came out during that summer of love time in 67 ...
ReplyDelete67/68 sounds about right
ReplyDeleteMy feathers get all ruffly when Mia calls me sweet. . .
ReplyDeletethey have a sound very much like the jefferson airplane and bit like the mamas and the papas
ReplyDeletei love it when you get all ruffly
ReplyDeleteCareful, people are going to talk, remember what happened to you and Duck??!!
ReplyDeletelol they will anyways pengy..im very secure in my scales
ReplyDeleteI always tear up when I write or read about Birds flying. . .
ReplyDeleteyeah I know buddy..*hands the pengy a tissue....think about how well you guys swim..no other bird can do that
ReplyDeleteThank you, am going to go over and say good night to that cute nurse and call it a night. Take good care, Blessings one and all.
ReplyDeleteyou and the dolphin have fun good Sir Penguin..and im off to the deep end of the Swamp as well
ReplyDeleteLOL Stay out of the shallow end!!
ReplyDeleteyeah thats where them silly crocs hang out
ReplyDeletethis is sooo touching. love the poem and the photo. not really familiar with the song but is good.
ReplyDeletegreat poem...
ReplyDeletetop picture....
unheard song......
quite a combination there pengy......
PS. does Mia call you sweet coz pengy on a spit tastes sweet??
Lmao.......
I hope 'sweet' is not code word for that!! LOL
ReplyDeleteThis is great... Makes me wanna go sit under a flock of seagulls... wait, no it doesn't...
ReplyDeleteLOL, my ears are burning he he.
ReplyDeleteAnyway sweet Pengy, me is back with linky
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i sat here staring at your picture, amazed by the ghostly smiling humans laughing in the waves. there is so much going on in your picture, yet it's all so subtle. i'm very impressed. i have never heard this song before, but it fits your theme beautifully. now your words up there... i was sitting here thinking that if we had musical talents we would make one hell of a bunch of good song writers. great job penguiy, this is beautiful (and yes you are very sweet!)
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cheese have ay of you actually TASTED a penguin..they are not sweet...though if there is an exception im sure our pengy would be it
ReplyDeleteLOL Gator, there is always maple syrup!!!!!
ReplyDeleteYou came up with a great combination, wonderful job.
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Love that song... and your pic is very nicely done as well. and about that pic in my blog... my camera during the day... doesnt do such good pics.. as half the pic is mostly a blur. but the fire pic at night came out awesome. maybe I should keep it for just such occasions and get me a new one for other times....lol
ReplyDeleteA wonderful combo of words, image and music! Loved it.
ReplyDeleteYes they are John......Letting go gracefully is a hard lesson to learn. Beautifully written and put together with a touch of sadness.
ReplyDeleteWonderful memories of youth... some sad but beautiful...
ReplyDeleteYour words are wonderful... your picture beautiful... the song a classic beauty.
So very well done.
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Beautiful picture,poem,and a haunting song.
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Beautiful : )
ReplyDeleteGreat page... love the picture, your words... and the music fits
ReplyDeleteback for a revisit my friend...
ReplyDeletejust popping back to say hello...miss you John xxx
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