New Bird - Kirsty McGee

Winds fold around you like they did before,

Does your flying astound your new bird?

Feathers unrolling and truly so free,

To catch the wind shadow as once you caught me.

Oh, while the heather’s brown, still do the rivers run bright,

As bright silver ribbons that capture the light.

Unfold you, unwind, like old new things, you’re blind.

Does your flying astound your new bird?

Broken the tether, harsh winds on bright feather,

You’re stronger than smoke and you’re pale as the air.

The big skies surround you, now wait till they found you,

With your bold and black shadow still follows everywhere.

No fear ever after, no fear, only laughter,

And smiles where the sunshine’s so far away from here.

Oh, you pressure’s still to me and your words still anew me,

But your golden heart’s flown just as sure as I shed every tear.

Fly bright and sun’s rising, fly bright and fly away,

My fondling darling, my precious bright bird.

Love may sustain you in the places she takes you,

But remember our love and remember the silence we shared.

Winds fold around you like they did before,

Does your flying astound your new bird?

Feathers unrolling and truly so free,

To catch the wind shadow as once you caught me.