she's a bird in a cage...

she’s a bird in a cage
not of wooden bars
nor of iron rods
but of golden wires
and of golden leaflets

she’s a bird in a cage
and sits by her
on the side table
is a jeweled tiara
that shines her beauty
and crowns her power

she’s a bird in a cage
not trapped
but locked in
and the lock to the door
which she has locked
is inside the cage
locked in with her
and her jeweled tiara

she’s a bird in a cage
she’s opened the door
and flown free once
or may be twice
over the ocean
and to the heaven’s gate
even a daydream or two
on the heaven’s clouds

she’s a bird in a cage
not trapped
nor locked in
but simply sitting there
with her door closed shut
and the key
never to be found

  • giovanni

    giovanni

    a gentle tenderness as i walked thru this poem…

  • mimi yoon replied

    thank you so much, giovanni… i missed your comments(but i know you’ve been fav-ing… thank you) ... : )

  • Lisa  Jewell

    Lisa Jewell

    Oh my…..the imagery you’ve conjured with eloquence is palpable

    A stunning and memorable piece my Darling.. xxx

  • mimi yoon replied

    sometimes, i feel as if i write just to read your beautiful comments… thank you beautiful… xxxxx

  • Wayne  Pearson

    Wayne Pearson

    I love this, we can all be caught up , or we can be free to just BE.

  • mimi yoon replied

    thank you so much, wayne… yes… you’re completely 100% right… : )

  • Leon  Walker

    Leon Walker

    You do magnificent work Mimi…

  • mimi yoon replied

    thank you very kindly, leon… : )

  • Outdoors2

    Outdoors2

    Mimi, you hold the key
    This is so sweet
    just because…xo

  • mimi yoon replied

    i am the key… and the lock… and the cage… and the bird…. and even the tiara…
    thanks roy~ : )

  • Keith Reesor

    Keith Reesor

    Wonderful writing Mimi!! :)

  • mimi yoon replied

    thank you very much, keith… : )

  • Rhenastarr

    Rhenastarr

    Beautifully written, touching and eloquent!!

  • mimi yoon replied

    your words are very encouraging, rhena… thank you so dearly… : )

  • silverstrummer -  David Everitt

    silverstrummer...

    I think this is just one happy little bird that is so content with her life! – David

  • mimi yoon replied

    content with a void… thank you dearly, david… : )

  • JKKimball

    JKKimball

    Beautiful work Mimi!
    as always!

  • mimi yoon replied

    thank you so much, john… always… : )

  • ArcadiaTempest

    ArcadiaTempest

    The idea of being in a cage and having the free will to come and go…...maybe the cage is not so much a cage to keep one captured but to simply be in….. It felt like a freedom expressed in this whilst acknowledging the parts of our world that we just ‘have to do’.....really expressive piece. Your creativeness always makes me smile….XX

  • mimi yoon replied

    it’s a cage with an unlocked doors that can be locked and unlocked from inside… the freedom is all hers… but she chooses to sit inside… you are beautiful as your written works are… thank you so dearly for understanding it, karen… : ) xxx

  • Ushna Sardar

    Ushna Sardar

    this is truly magnificent mimi! love this! xo

  • mimi yoon replied

    thank you so much, sweet ushna… xoxo

  • bev langby

    bev langby

    just stunning Mimi

  • mimi yoon replied

    thank you dearly, bev… : )

  • Isa Rodriguez

    Isa Rodriguez

    I love it mimi

  • mimi yoon replied

    thank you very much, isa… : )

  • MrHill

    MrHill

    stunning piece…you are a writer too….ykag…..........

  • mimi yoon replied

    i wish to be but am not… thank you dearly, tobey… ika, yes~ .....

  • Patricia Anne McCarty

    Patricia Anne ...

    WOW DEEP, the last part is what get me. I can relate.

  • mimi yoon replied

    thank you so much, patricia… i think we can all relate to this to some degree… xx

  • valzart

    valzart

    Aww this is beautiful sweetheART love it lol! ;} happy hippy hugglez

  • mimi yoon replied

    why, thank you so kindly, val… hhh for you too… : )

  • Paul (Quixote) Alleyne

    Paul (Quixote)...

    Nice work Mimi. Lovely verse.

  • mimi yoon replied

    thank you so much, paul… : )

  • Ushna Sardar
  • mimi yoon replied

    thank you dear ushna…. always and always… : )
    i really appreciate you…xxx

  • Matthew Mitchell

    Matthew Mitchell

    No Picture yet (under development)

    CONGRATS ON BEING FEATURED in MIDNIGHT RAMBLERS

  • mimi yoon replied

    let me know if you need any help, matthew…. and thank you so~ kindly…
    i’m totally honored… thank you… : )

  • PJ Ryan

    PJ Ryan

    pretty and magical

  • mimi yoon replied

    thank you pj… so much for your sweet words… : )

  • Delphine de Noire

    Delphine de Noire

    Exquisite…

    Mx

  • mimi yoon replied

    hi mx… thank you very much… : )

  • Patricia Anne McCarty
  • mimi yoon replied

    dear dear patricia… thank you for the honor… xx

  • hugh023

    hugh023

    A picture may be worth a 1000 words but the pictures you paint with your words are wonderful. . .

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