Regret's Feather

regrets
deep and sore
in bruised eyes
clouded with night
abandoned emotion
in a prison of greys
crying stealthily
as chained
egrets

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egrets
dip and soar
in blue skies
crowded with light
a band of motion
in a prism of grace
flying still and free
as charmed
regrets

© Helen Sword 2007