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Evening shadows and birds

Norma Suddard 1940 (Canada)

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Evening Shadows and Birds

As day is drawing to a close
in flocks of families they come
to a special tree they chose
to face the setting sun.
While soft breezes gently blow
thru' spindle branches on  high
it gently rocks them to and fro'
as they face an evening sky.
I gaze in wonderment and stare
when the shadows of evening begin
this daily ritual likens to a prayer
a somehow ....sweet Amen.

written by me
Norma J. Suddard

About this poem

As i watched the birds flock to the same tree which faced the setting sun.. Norma J. Suddard norma.suddard@rogers.com

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Written on May 05, 2018

Submitted by norma.suddard on August 21, 2021

Modified on April 27, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme X XXXXABABCXCX XX
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 411
Words 80
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 1, 12, 2
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Norma Suddard

Previously wrote tons of poems. This is only one of so many poems that I couldn't stop writing. I would just imagine in my mind about something or see a piece of broken shard and out came a poem. I have so many, many poems and stories in my books --several binders of poetry, stories and thoughts. I have over 2 large binders of poetry and more than 8 binders on stories I have written. I just see something or think about something and out comes a poem or story. I have also done Ancestry since 2004. My binders take up hugh shelves on both stories and poems. I am in about 10 books of poetry alone never mind the stories. I love to write. Most of my poems are rhymes but there are others that tell a story. Norma J. Suddard more…

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