Some Wild Dream

The Book of Bird Poems
Swift by Your Side
by Dom Conlon

circle as you sleep my love
and drift upon your dreams
ruling from the clouds, my love
is simpler than it seems

We first met with broken wings
it all seemed like some wild dream
through the misty haze of night
we sang our songs of yearnings
danced beyond the clouds
in rhythm and rhyme two doves
exploring different hues of blue
flapping with earnest intentions
riding the thermals high above
"circle as you sleep my love"

you the majestic eagle of birds
me the mystical queen wren 
we had little earthly wealth
but our hearts were minted 
and the air we breathed free
forming poetic word scenes
letting poetry calm the night
no one bothered to inquire why
nestled in branches of green
"and drift upon your dreams"

in your dark eyes, unsung beauty
connecting two kindred souls
melodic warbles, rapid trills
your endearing sounds of joy
the drumming of fragile hearts
no longer feeling unloved
whether you be eagle or wren
chasing that glorious yellow sun
breathless whispers of heaven
we are the songs we sing of
"ruling from the clouds, my love"

our wings are now battered
from the storms that we endured
you the eagle needed to be free
and me being weaker let you go
but, I remember the time we shared
I still gaze up into skies and dream
my wings show signs of wear and tear
the journey swiftly coming full circle
drifting off into silvery moonbeams
"its simpler than it seems"

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The form consists of four borrowed lines from your poem (the cabreza)  of choice and four stanzas of ten lines where the last line of each stanza is a line from the cabreza. There is no requirement on the meter other than it should not be too different from the borrowed poem. There is only one other requirement and that is that in the glosa line 6 and 9 should rhyme with the borrowed line.

This was a difficult form - I Have been reading "The Book of Bird Poems" and stumbled across a poem that seemed to speak to me.  I hope you enjoyed it.  I highly recommend this book to those bird lovers out there.