Writing With Gibran - Wings - August 16, 2014

An early prompt from Carpe Diem Haiku Kai for this "Sean and Foam" quote:

[...] "How heedless you are when you would have men fly with your wings and you cannot even give them a feather". [...]

[...] "Seven centuries ago seven white doves rose from a deep valley flying to the snow-white summit of the mountain. One of the seven men who watched the flight said, "I see a black spot on the wing of the seventh dove". "Today the people in that valley tell of seven black doves who flew to the summit of the snowy mountain". [...]

[...] "They say to me, "A bird in the hand is worth ten in the bush." But I say, "A bird and a feather in the bush is worth more than ten birds in the hand." Your seeking after that feather is life with winged feet; nay, it is life itself". [...]

upon the wings of sleep
magnificent dreams visit
the weary traveller

currents and wind
the birds travel through the air
on fragile wings

angel wings flutter -
walking in a dark tunnel
two bats play tag

invisible wings
the chaff flies on the wind stream
propagating life

tiny winged creatures
hopping on river water
ephemeral gnats

© G.s.k. '14