A poem lovely as flight
is when I can follow the light
of sun, moon or stars, navigate
the earth’s magnetic field,
exploring new paths revealed
like a bird, and always know
my flyway home.
Kim M. Russell, 16th August 2018
My response to Imaginary Garden with Real Toads Micro Poetry: A Poem Lovely As
Kerry is hosting this Thursday with a micro poetry challenge, the object of which is to write a poem of between one and twelve lines in a form of our choice. The point of departure is the line: ‘A poem lovely as…’ taken from ‘Trees’ by Joyce Kilmer.
writing in north norfolk 
always know my flyway home…this is perfect. Knowing always your flyaway home, the place where your heart resides. Simple and yet so very profound.
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knowing one’s way home… how comforting! And what an image.
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Ah, this is indeed a lovely poem — I like the liberating force of it. And to be able to find one’s way home is endearing. 🙂
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How beautiful! A poem “lovely as flight” and knowing your “flyway home.” Just gorgeous.
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oh yeah, jumping up and down, as Toni said, and Sherry, and HA and yeah …. wow Kim – great poem, the use of the elements, the sense of flight and adventure (wonderful contrast) and then knowing “flyaway home” – that totally rocks it. Awesome.
(great poem about birds, flight, and I really like how you’ve used it as a personal metaphor, with such magnetic resonance; and oh well, homing pigeons are fascinating, truly intelligent birds, but to soar and swoop and dip like swallows? I think those are swallows, I’ve seen this image before, it’s totally awesome – anyhow … really tight poem Kim!)
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Yes, that sounds not merely lovely, but perfect.
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Thank you, Rosemary.
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Great! One must be in full control all the while obviously!
Hank
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What a beauty it must be to fly free like a bird!
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Just watching birds lifts my wings!
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Oh I love this! ❤ A poem “lovely as flight” and knowing your “flyway home.” Perfect! 😊
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Thank you, Sanaa! 🙂
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I often associate poetry with flight – it transports one from the mundane, and gives a reason to the soul to look up.
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Poetry gives us wings.
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Ah…a bird’s view, the ability to fly. Poetry gives us this and so much more. Beautiful
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Thank you, Susie.
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isn’t it great when a poem finds true north?
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It certainly is!
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This poem is definitely lovely as flight.
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Thank you, Sara.
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