{"id":389,"date":"2010-04-13T02:56:34","date_gmt":"2010-04-13T02:56:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/windycityparrot.com\/blog\/?p=389"},"modified":"2010-04-13T02:56:34","modified_gmt":"2010-04-13T02:56:34","slug":"creation-grey-parrot-poem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.windycityparrot.com\/?p=389","title":{"rendered":"Creation of the Grey Parrot a Poem"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Creation of the Grey Parrot
\n<\/em><\/strong>By Gloria Ridgway<\/span>
\n Submitted by Diane Christiansen<\/span><\/p>\n

The Creators sat by the edge of sea,
\nTheir shining new world a joy to see
\nThere were all the beasts of every kind;
\nHerbs, grasses and trees and fruiting vine.
\nBut somehow, they noticed a lack was there,
\nA missing’something’ to move through the air…<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

Insects and angels are just NOT enough;
\nWe need something between, not so small, not so grand,
\nSomething for everywhere: sea, sky and land.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

So they gathered up petals of every hue,
\nGave the Breath of Heaven:
\nAnd the petals flew.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

They turned in the air moving white and green,
\nYellow and red, and all colors between…
\nThe blue of a gentian with daffodil gold;
\n<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Shimmering shadow from an evergreen fold,
\nWhite daisy in sunlight spun raucous delight,
\nWhile scarlet and green soared into the night.
\n<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

All the colors of earth merged in ways rare and fine,
\nForming splendor in feathers with wings made of sublime.
\nAll from the petals of Earth’s very best,
\nAnd then kissed by the breath of Heavens own blest.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

They sat on the hill and they watched the great flight,
\nWith joy and laughter and unbound delight.
\nBut they found a small lack; a something not right,
\nAnd they bent to find where they had failed their foresight.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Far from the south a great cloud roiled free
\nIn piles and billows it spilled over the sea,
\nRushing and roaring up the river it fled;
\nAll grayness and moon shot
\nWith a curfed silver head.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

It came from deep shadowed darkness
\nWhile the huntress shone bright
\nBut this mighty storm cloud
\nBore her crest and her light.
\nDeeper yet to the west the sun had set down
\nA flame of farewell to the sea the ground.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

The mighty ones stood, looked east toward the day;
\nSubtle hints of morning not yet quite on the way;
\nAnd they gave a great shout inspired and proud
\n<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Put out heir hands, grasped chaos and cloud;
\nReached for the morning still allunborn,
\nPlaited the sunset, flaming and warm
\nWhispered a WORD to the river wind
\nSang a NOTE from the stars: a perilous hymn;<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

And brought forth a bird with the moon on his face,
\nSilver mail on his breast in a pattern of lace;
\nWings shifting creating a wafting of dark,
\n<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Tail feathers of sunset shouting his mark;
\nAnd his eye, oh his eyebrought first blackest night,
\nHidden fallings of stars, gentlest light;
\nShading at last into sun pale and bright.
\nHe hovered before them this bird made of storm,
\nOf moonlight
\nAnd sunlight
\nAnd
\n<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Sunset form;
\nThis most perfect creation of all winged ones
\nStorm parrot, grey Parrot, Creations’ own son<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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