Blue Jays

Today—I saw a pair of Blue Jays

So beautiful and blue They looked like they were in love

I saw them playing too

Oh, pretty Blue Jays How I wish I could be free Like you...

I would fly far away from here

With the wind beneath my wings

Pretty and blue I wish I could be like you

And I saw you in a pair

Playing with your lover blue

You two seemed so at peace

As you flapped your wings I think I even heard you sing

To each other

Oh, pretty Blue Jays How I wish I could be free

Like you... In this world so cold You don’t seem to even worry Do you? But—I know you do

You look so gracious You barely show us your faces

You only show yourself At rare times But whenever I see you I admire your pretty blues

Sapphire diamonds in the sky

Oh, how I love watching you fly

How I wish I could be free Like you...

Today—I saw a pair of Blue Jays

So beautiful and blue They looked like they were in love

I saw them playing too

Oh, pretty Blue Jays..

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This poem is published in my debut poetry collection, 125 Days: Book Two, written in 2015. © Kelly Michelle Thomas. All rights reserved. Purchase the collection here.