I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
The free bird leaps
on the back of the wina
nd floats downstream
till the current end
sand 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 is tune is heard
on the distant hill for the caged bird
sings of freedom
The free bird thinks of another breeze
an 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. Maya Angelou
In the picture above and bird is singing like in the poem.The bird sings because singing is its own true freedom.The bird cannot fly away and come and go as it please, so it sings instead.And in the picture above the bird cannot fly away so he sings to allow himself some freedom.
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