Venice masks

Saturday 5 August 2017

Free as a Bird - Elizabeth Kaufman-Buchel

Unattached
With no roots
With no barrier

Free as a bird
I want to be

Despite the fears of freedom
Despite the vulnerability of the unattached
Despite the unfamiliarity of the unknown

Free as a bird
I want to be

Woven into the warmth of the evening wind
Swaying on the willow tree’s branches
Carried by the breath of the stars

Free as a bird
I want to be

From here to there
Never missed and never expected
Never recognized and never attached

Free as a bird
I want to be

Elizabeth Kaufman-Buchel (born 1954) Liechtenstein
Source: Scottish Poetry Library

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