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Caged Bird Maya Angelou
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A poem from Shaker, Why Don't You Sing? (1983) by Maya Angelou (1928-2014). Music Recitation by Charles Belfor. • ● Want to hear more of my recitations? Click here: • Poetry Literature • ● Want to hear more of my electronic music? Click here: • Electronic Music by Charles Belfor • ● Want to hear more of my orchestral music? Click here: • Orchestral Music • ● Do you like my recitations? Leave a like and be sure to like my facebook page! / charlesbelfor ! • ● You can also follow me on Twitter! / charlesbelfor ! • A free bird leaps • on the back of the wind • and floats downstream • till the current ends • and dips his wing • 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 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. • The free bird thinks of another breeze • and 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.
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