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Beautiful Bird
I am posting Fatima Hasan’s poem Beautiful Bird that has received much international acclaim.
Read the poem here
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May 11th, 2007 at 8:08 am
Tremendous way of expression. Keep it up. Good Luck.
May 11th, 2007 at 11:55 am
nice poem
May 11th, 2007 at 12:04 pm
“the singing and chirping of brown and shiny-eyed bird
brings smile and happiness to the stranger”.
The ‘bird’ and the ’stranger’. ‘Bird’ as a symbol of hope and inspiration. ‘Stranger’ as people in every day life. Very interesting metaphor indeed. Simple yet profound. Bravo Ms. Hasan.