BLACK BIRDS – Susan Varo – 4/13/97

Summer changed to autumn

before my naked eyes to see

the sky was blue and oh so new

it meant so much to me

The clouds were swirling over

like a river in the sky

with oh so many black birds

right before my eyes

It brought back a memory

like a time oh back in June

the memory of a loved one

like a note struck out of tune

And those very black birds

went soaring through the air

I wonder do they think of me

as I stare up at them down here

I wish I could fly with them

and feel their ecstasy

blackened against a brilliant sky

with such velocity

I need to have that freedom

and set my spirit free

I have no wings to sail upon

some things aren’t meant to be

Then the snow began to fall

those black birds flew away

they left me standing all alone

on that autumn day

I looked to the horizon

towards an amber view

awaiting for those black birds

to show me what to do

Then winter changed to summer

before my naked eyes to see

And then I saw those black birds

bring autumn back to me