A Pinioned Swan Poem by Wang Qian

A Pinioned Swan



So gorgeous she floating,
in the golden shine,
Fair as an angel,
On the shimmering waters
flown by time.

The mazes of little trees
With dim shadows,
Which deep into it,
The swan feared to explore,
Myriad darkness,
Countless blindness.

Lighthearted and gay,
She splashed around the water,
And rose to sky,
Wide and blue above,
She reached so high.

Curved her gentle neck,
Thinking
Without noticing the attack,
She was caught
Once she came back.

Crazily
How she struggled,
Her screaming weakened,
She was fastened,
Her soul been pinioned.

Out of balance,
Out of mind,
She dropped from heaven,
Living with a ban.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Allemagne Roßmann 21 August 2011

Birds should live freely as they are and the laws of catching them should be enacted as vetoes so that the pineons are enough in their ego of flapping wings from the pond swim and the way they carry themselves to contribute nature as words of petty poetry.Swans are emblem of white clouds what flows with them.In Asia for example India they are worshipped with the Goddess of Education-Maa/Mother Saraswati.Its no use killing them rather than exercising power on puerile.

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Captain Herbert Poetry 28 April 2014

having a beautiful or graceful quality from the heart. So lovely

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Ramesh Rai 26 February 2012

nice poetic expression

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Gordon Tseng 14 November 2011

Sorry! I guess something wrong with the webpage. It keeps showing the 'error' signal. So, my comment is repeated agian and again. Please just delet them. Or, people may think I must be a robot. Ha ha!

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Gordon Tseng 14 November 2011

Nice work! Here is mine about swan. Hope you enjoy it, too. Go Rock, My Black Swan Go rock, my black swan! Just free your wings from the hunter’s greedy hand. Go rock, you poor man! Don’t keep hiding your voice like a silent lamb. Go rock, my black swan! Just free your body from the civilized land. Go rock, you poor man! Let the metal angel take you to the wonderland. -from GOD BLESS NOT ONLY AMERICA

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Vinod Kumar 13 November 2011

Very nice composition well penned..thanks for sharing..

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