A Tailor Bird’s Song To A Spider

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By onemorething

Thu, 22 Oct 2020
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The words dreams speak 

of stolen threads

to needle leaves

to forge a cradle. 

Each stitch, a song

of hidden hope, 

each song, a question

asked in chant

of leap of darzee faith - 

a careful weave of courage.

I am as green as these foothills,

as white as their snow-capped peaks,

my earth for the beetle,

the air for my wings,

and you, a spider for your web.

I will not make music

for the wars and empires

of a mongoose,

there are more languages 

than the spoken,

and I would impart them all

to you. 
 

Image is of a tailor bird from wikimedia commons: https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Common_tailor_bird_(cropped).jpg

Picture of nest on Twitter:https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Common_Tailorbird_(Orthotomus_sutorius)_Nest_in_Hyderabad,_AP_W_IMG_7248.jpg

Also: https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PSM_V44_D617_The_tailor_bird_and_its_nest.jpg

 

Darzee is Hindi for tailor bird, also name of character in Kipling's Jungle Book who sings for a mongoose. However, my song is for the spider. 

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Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Your poem caught my eye straight away Rachel. Definitely up there with the best ones. I like the hope this little bird sings. Something we all need to hold onto in difficult times.

Thank you for sharing this beauty.

Jenny.

 

 

 

Submitted by onemorething on

Ah, thanks Jenny, very glad you liked it. Sweet little birds, and clever to sew leaves as they do. It is quite hopeful, I'm glad I wrote a hopeful poem. Thanks for reading it. Rachel :)

 

Submitted by airyfairy on

Very beautiful, Rachel - myth and fairy tale made real.  Yes please, we all need the hope.

Submitted by onemorething on

Thank you! And yes, I'll take any scrap of it I can get at the moment! :)

 

Submitted by Di_Hard on

"a careful weave of courage" is wonderful! Thankyou for putting a link to the photo, too, neater sewing than mine and am not even using grass. Is good to read a hopeful poem from you, hope things better today

 

Submitted by onemorething on

Thank you Di, I know...neater than my sewing too! Their nests are very cute though the loveliest nest of all has to be the long tailed tit's nest...if there was a nest contest. Am pleased you liked my smattering of hope and yes, some lighter moments returning here and there which is good. Thank you for reading it. x

 

Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

Do you have enough birds now for a collection? I hope you'll think of submitting them somewhere onemore

 

Submitted by onemorething on

Well, quite possibly by now, I'd have to count them up. Though I worry that I get so distracted by birds that it becomes dangerously tedious to others - though someone called me 'bird-heart' on Twitter the other day and it's quite possibly the nicest thing anyone has called me! I may well submit them at some point. Thanks for reading it. x

 

Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

I really hope you do - or even self publish a little pamphlet, like someone who used to use ABCTales? They've all been of such a high standard

 

Submitted by Philip Sidney on

Beautiful and educational - another gem from Onemorething is ou Facebook and Twitter pick of the day!  Do share if you like it too.

Submitted by onemorething on

Thanks very much! :)

 

Submitted by queen beatle on

I had to return for a second read, this is a delightful piece of work. Truly musical craftsmanship

Submitted by onemorething on

That's very lovely, Morwenna, very happy you liked it. Lots of birds around at the moment, and yours was fantastic. Thanks for reading mine. x