"Swampyville's - You're the Poet - "I Heard the Robin Sing"" by Swampyville's - You're the Poet - "I Heard the Robin Sing"

March 27, 2011

You're the Poet!

Fill in the below blanks with the following words or use your own words.

Apart, charity, harmony, sing, sleep, spring, weep.

I Heard the Robin Sing! by L. Don Oliver

When I was the innocent one, One morning in early ___; No thought of true reason, I heard the Robin _;

He sang his sweet song of life, Of hope, faith, and _; He sang of his everlasting wish, For a world in perfect _;

He sang his precious sweet song, For conflict to never __; Then came the makers of hate, And tore all his dreams __;

There alone upon his perch, While others were at __; In the darkness of night, I heard the Robin _;

Previous Poem.

Holding On! By L. Don Oliver

I came upon a new mown field, And heard the black birds sigh; Tiring of their fruitless search, Away they began to fly;

I walked thru a valley of flowers, Who's buds refused to bloom; All wilting in the same direction, Waiting for their coming doom;

I strolled the desert's heat, And felt the scorching pain; Then came the darkened clouds, With their life refreshing rain;

Holding on to that I believe, Destiny is not mine to propose; Concerned not about that to come, After pausing to smell the rose;

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