While on a walk
In the park
An old bird landed in front of me
Wise and strong
She peered at me
With knowledge in her eyes
Hello
I said to the bird
Who greeted me with a
Tweet, tweet, tweet
With a smile I asked her to sing
Of happiness and joy
As she began
I closed my eyes
And listened to her sing
Her notes poured out
Of hurt and pain
Lies, heartbreak and deceit
Of desperation
And separation
I opened my eyes horrified
At what had came out
I asked her why
Why would she do such a thing
She surveyed me
With her beautiful black eyes
And began to sing
As I stared into those eyes
She sung of hope
Of beauty
Of love
Of peace and joy
Of harmony
When she finished
She tweet, tweet, tweet
Spread her wings and flew away
Later as I thought about
The powerful majestic bird
And her black wise eyes
I got the message she sung to me
That day in the park
That if love, happiness and self peace
Is what I want
That I have to do it with open eyes
An open heart
An open mind
That if I close my eyes
And close myself off
I will find that
I get none of what I seek
Silently I thanked the old bird
For the lesson I was taught
That very day in the park
