Fable

This story takes place in a land not so far away
It begins in the fall as trees shed their colors to gray
And as the cold surreptitiously makes its embrace felt

Under a large maple leaf a little bird was seeking refuge
Smaller than your fist he was and his wings were no use
Under a large maple leaf a little bird sees the world so huge

Then one day a wildcat came and blew the leaf away

       What on earth are you doing here on your own ?
                        With your peers shouldn’t you have already flown ?
              So I hoped for but I cannot fly
                              So I stay here with my leaf my sole ally
                     Speak no other words and follow me
                                     On this land I could use some company

So the bird left his leaf behind
With no regret but only joy in mind
So he climbed up onto the wildcat’s back
And thus they went as the sky turned black

There were bears all in teeth and claws
Unnameable monsters overshadowing moonless nights
There were angry winds and sad rains
Shining hairs of light tearing the celestial canvas

Though affraid they overcame
Though tired they tried

Grateful the little bird sang :
           My friend this is quite a journey I say
                    Because you are brave with you I’ll stay

The wildcat appreciated :
           You’re right, together we’ve gone far
                   With you I’ll stay because you are

Food was rare
Hunger everywhere
The odds unfair
But still they made it square

Satiated the little bird sang :
            When food lacks your imagination doesn’  I say
                    Because you’re clever with you I’ll stay

The wildcat appreciated :
            Against hunger you must win the war
                    And with you I’ll stay because you are

Came the snow, the white damnation
Came the ice, treacherous buffoon
Ceased the flow in a frozen vision
Ceased the life in a fallacious bloom

As thick as would get the trail
Their will never seemed to fail

Again the little bird sang :
            My dearest friend soon we will meet our doom I say
                     Because no things manage to break your mood I’ll stay

Meanwhile a wilder cat appeared out of the blue
His whiskers were fine and his fur was too
His winks at our feline were quite obvious
Least to say the latter wasn’ oblivious

To the little bird, eyes sparkling, in cat’s mewing :
             Let us part here and on seperate roads let us go
                        We know sorrow will appear, if not today tomorrow

And the bird looked at them flee
And he watched the scene in dismay

And thus ended a fragile party
And thus ends a clumsy story

Under a large maple leaf a bird sits cryin’
Under a large maple leaf a bird sits wonderin’
Wonderin’ wonderin’ what he had ever been