Once
a caged bird,
I’ve been
set free.
Emancipated
Scrooge,
hopping
with glee.
I’m
a wild horse,
now free
to run.
Unfolding
rose,
feeling
the sun.
Amorphous
cloud,
hindered
by none.
Emptied
of self,
full
of redemption.
first published in St. Anthony’s Messenger
also published in Penned From The Heart Devotional
also published in Streams of Living Water Anthology
also published in PICTURE HEALING Chapbook
also published in SOUL SEARCH Chapbook
also published in AllPoetry.com
©2000 Bonnie Manion