Two and twenty blackbirds Wings on fire Ending life in a flurry Never thinking twice Turning back to the beginning Your life on the line Time sparks turning red Wind blown life on embers Enough to start again Never turning back to see Tiny new-borns flying free Your life recounted making three Tiny blackbird wings outspread Wing and a prayer, nothing is ever truly dead Over land and sea, you’ll see them fed… ©AnitaDawes2022
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