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Maya Angelou
Caged Bird
Poem by Maya Angelou
The free bird leaps
on the back of the wind
and floats downstream
till the current ends
and dips his wings
in the orange sun rays
and dares to claim the sky.
But a bird that stalks
down his narrow cage
can seldom see through
his bars of rage
his wings are clipped and
his feet are tied
so he opens his throat to sing.
The caged bird sings
with fearful trill
of the things unknown
but longed for still
and his tune is heard
on the distant hill
for the caged bird
sings of freedom
The free bird thinks of another breeze
and the trade winds soft through the sighing trees
and the fat worms waiting on a dawn-bright lawn
and he names the sky his own.
But a caged bird stands on the grave of dreams
his shadow shouts on a nightmare scream
his wings are clipped and his feet are tied
so he opens his throat to sing
The caged bird sings
with a fearful trill
of things unknown
but longed for still
and his tune is heard
on the distant hill
for the caged bird
sings of freedom.
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| 1. | Το Πουλί Στο Κλουβί [the Caged Bird By M.Agelou] ( el ) | 12/9/2015 |
| 2. | 笼中鸟 ( zh ) | 12/20/2015 |
| 3. | Vogel Im Käfig ( de ) | 12/11/2016 |
| 4. | पिंजरे का पंछी ( mr ) | 2/21/2019 |
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Interesting poem as her other poems(Report)Reply
Very insightful poem, very enjoyable.(Report)Reply
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This poem explains a lot.I love this poem!(Report)Reply
The poem shows good speed I like how it kept flowing too(Report)Reply
An apt corollary of the life during a lockdown. My friend, sanjeev nanda, and I, have been feeling as such, from the last two weeks. Maya Angelou hits it home with the " ...wings are clipped and feet are tied, so he opens his throat to sing" verse. Honestly, because we cannot go out, we're rambling about our conditions online.(Report)Reply
The Caged bird is a great poem and meaningful, philosophical that likes all(Report)Reply
very engaging and interesting poem(Report)Reply
Excellent work of literature.(Report)Reply
themes of cage bird(Report)Reply
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Philosophical poem(Report)Reply
Brilliant. Simply brilliant. And you good Maya are heaven's gain. Your gift enriches our lives.(Report)Reply
This is a very well written poem. I really appreciate it, keep sharing & hey..! ! I love to write as well, :) have my own poetry so please check my site 2 :)(Report)Reply
oh my gosh this poem is amazing! you should be super proud of your work.(Report)Reply
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This is one of those poems that will go down in history. I luv it :)(Report)Reply
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the caged bird, died cuz a car crashed over it! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !Already ReportedReply