\"Writing.Com
*Magnify*
SPONSORED LINKS
BY ONLINE AUTHORS
Printed from https://www.writing.com/main/view_item/item_id/1294516-Broken--Wings
Item Icon
\"Reading Printer Friendly Page Tell A Friend
(21)
Rated: E · Poetry · Emotional · #1294516
A poem about an old homeless lady. It's one of my favorites.
Old brown hands, weary eyes
Faded cotton dress
Battered shoes, tangled hair
Luggage in a mess

Tired trolley, hidden treasure
Sighing wheels to drag
Dirty blanket, biscuit tin
Bottle in a bag

Overcoat, thin and worn
Picture in a locket
Dreams on paper, broken words
Inside a broken pocket

Sandwich in a paper bag
A bench for an address
Silent screams, forgotten dreams
Lay broken, in a mess

All is lost, All is gone
Bluebird never sings
Yesterday has flown away
On tired broken wings


Maree/Tocal Girl.
© Copyright 2007 TocalGirl always running late. (mareerose at Writing.Com). All rights reserved.
Writing.Com, its affiliates and syndicates have been granted non-exclusive rights to display this work.
Printed from https://www.writing.com/main/view_item/item_id/1294516-Broken--Wings