The caged birds sing...
When the lullabies making them sleep
are ousted by echoes that remain,
the eternal sky when glister within
alas! the dolorous chest swells in pain.
The caged birds sing...
When some fragrance so wonted
hovel old soot off from cremated smiles,
the loud pitches do call to beloved blood
to carry those vain wings far miles.
The caged birds sing...
When their quills no longer do remain
amidst the ethereal illumined roof,
but are deluged darkness; betwixt
the minuscule prison- alone and aloof.
The caged birds sing...
When the sonorous flute within
is tickled by the nostalgia of old days,
the way herald of heavens bloomed–
greets of the salubrious sun rays.
The caged birds sing...
When carving wounds upon the pinion
did not aid inhaling the glee,
oh! when the teary eye did not dry
within rusting bars; they took it as a tree.
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Hello there!
It's been a while since I reviewed, so forgive me if I'm a little bit rusty. I'm going to start with some specifics about each stanza, and then give my overall opinion at the end.
I think the very first line should be formatted the way all of the others are. If you're going for repetition, you might as well make it complete by moving the first line down to join with the first stanza. The italics mark it as distinct well enough.
This seems to be a really odd phrasing. I would go with something else- and there are plenty of other ways. For example, you could say, "As the lullabies lead them to sleep" or "When the lullabies make them sleep". Don't be afraid to play around with it a bit- that goes for everywhere in the poem!
This doesn't make much sense to me either. Is something glistering from within? He when doesn't seem to fit there either. You could go with something like, "the eternal sky glistering from within". Just try to work out what you want to say, the imagery you want to convey. Right now, I can't really tell what that is.
I hope you meant shovel here, because as far as I know, hovel is not a verb. I do like the image of old soot and cremated smiles, however! I like the dark tone and it's a very interesting phrase.
I realize that you're using some older language in this poem, and I can behind that, but using "do" this way isn't going to improve your work. I would suggest omitting it from both of these examples. The "do" hinders the reader, and it causes a little stumbling block in the line. Try reading them out loud with and without the "do", or in whatever other arrangements you want to try out. Think about how the line flows, and what rhythm is there! Again, apply this wherever you need to within the poem.
I might suggest a comma between ethereal and illuminated here! I find it makes more sense with the comma than without.
Maybe you want to use greeting here? That would be the proper tense and it makes more sense.
Although I like your wording in this last stanza, I can't tell what's going on. This is where your rhymes might trip you up. What is your goal here? Are they mistaking the cage bars for a tree? I like that idea, so if that's what you're going for, try to expand on it so that the whole stanza reflects your purpose.
In the end, I love your use of language, and you have great word choice, but you might just want to direct it a little more, and have a clearer purpose. It will make your whole piece more meaningful and understandable. You want your readers to relate!
Anyway, very nice job. Welcome to YWS!
-Falco
Thank you so much for this wonderful review, I will definitely improve on what you told
No problem!
Nice poetry. Honest and brutal stories of birds. Birds are free in nature and should never be kept caged. Great writing. This poetry is dedicated to all the birds who have died in their cages. I love pets but i don't like animals to be kept as pets but dogs. This writing is really great and made me cry. keep it up!!!
There's no better happiness fir a poet
Thank you