Origami birds,
\nswans of pink,
\nwhite gulls
\nand crisp wings.
\nMelissa folds sheets
\ninto cranes,
\nfanciful larks,
\nbirds of paradise.<\/p>\n
Songs for the window
\ntethered by string,
\ngathered in flocks
\nfrom the ceiling,
\nsuspended in the sun,
\nshadows lighting the wall,
\nmoving
\nwith the passing of our hands,
\nour entering.<\/p>\n
To feel the sky inside us,
\nto open the cage,
\nto touch a rainbow
\nfolded and creased,
\nflying from hands,
\nsinging its song,
\norigami birds,
\nwith celestial wings,
\ntaking us into the sky.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Origami birds, swans of pink, white gulls and crisp wings. Melissa folds sheets into cranes, fanciful larks, birds of paradise. Songs for the window tethered…<\/p>\n