Molly Frederick’s most recent poem to appear here was Afternoon Pine (December 2013)
Rules for Finding Feathers
By Molly Frederick
~ Walk slowly over the ground where you
believe feathers to be; look carefully
~ Wait
~ Come back later
~ Expect nothing
~ Whatever feather you find, treasure it
~ Imagine the wind and gravity harvesting
it for you
~ Believe that the bird gives up the feather
of its own volition
~ Picture yourself, tired and wind-weathered,
finished, falling to the grass
~ And how happy you are to be found
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Molly, this poem has a very “gentle” feel. Love the ending.
I love how the feather evolves.
“Believe that the bird gives up the feather of its own volition”– says so much on so many levels. Thank you for sharing.