A Poem about College Solicitation

Two Weeks after the SATS, The Birds Came after Me

The first time a bird arrived,
A sparrow from Edison Tech
I felt elated and yet I hated
That not more had arrived yet.

Slowly they filed in,
Like migrants returning for Spring,
MIT, Drexel, and Central Florida,
Harvard and Kettering.

Birds of all different sizes,
Some glossy, some plain
Some from the rolling hills,
Others from the sugar cane.

And yet they all claim to know
A haven for hard workers.
Surely this can’t be completely true
There must be some lurkers.

Sprawling august campuses,
Students studying by sunset.
Things probably won’t seem as unique
Once I live there I bet.

Slowly the birds build their nests
And sing their ubiquitous song.
Even my parents sing it too;
They want me to sing along!

So I took the birds, opened their cages
Them free I set.
Let them return back to their homes,
I’m not ready to leave quite yet.

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3 Sam Jackson // Jul 10, 2007 at 5:10 pm

Nice poem! FJ Gaylor tipped me off to your site. Are you going to write more?

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