Swallows Take Flight
An Inspirational Haikuplet
For Kenny Penn's Haikuplet challenge. There's still time to join in the fun! Read about the requirements here.
Change. Our relationships with it are fraught with a mix of frenzy, worry, anticipation, and delight.
Our reactions to it may differ, but there's one thing that's constant—it's our only constant. Like it or not, life is transient.
Embrace change, like the swallow, knowing that, despite it all, we can control our responses to it. We also have to adapt to the constant shifts in this world.
Enjoy this Haikuplet.
Tiny blue swallow
Feathered wings scale changing skies
Tips touch shifting clouds
Blue feathers grasp clouds
Swaying gently as wind blows
Embrace horizons.
About the Creator
Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin
Hi, i am an English Language teacher cum freelance writer with a taste for pets, prose and poetry. When I'm not writing my heart out, I'm playing with my three dogs, Zorra, Cloudy and Snowball.
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Comments (5)
Definitely inspirational & perfect image as well.💖
Fantastic, Michelle! I love inspirational poetry, this one is so good. That last line, “embrace horizon”, painted such a vivid image in my mind
Enjoyed it
Change is one thing that I do not deal well with. Loved your poem!
Enjoyed the Haikuplet. Nice work.