TO THE MANY I LOVE [love poems]

BLACKBIRD

A melody that awakens the day ahead of the first light,
The cordial chirps that stay spirited till the sun stands up bright.
I say you are a forbearing companion in my quotidian fight,
A mirthful morning hello that wipes out the bitterness of my lonely night,
And you are my first song; waking me up affectionately for years,
Like the Blackbird that starts the dawn chorus in the wee hours.

-Laxmi Bhargavi Golla