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Sunday, 1 January 2017

A Little Blue Bird


A little blue bird
Greeted me this morning
I recognized him at once
My beautiful old friend,
My only source of solace
In the gloomy days of last year.

I smiled and said him a 'hello'
He studied me for a while
Then cooed blithely; his happiness palpable
"What makes you happy, little bird?"
"Your smile that is shining in your eyes
I see you've risen above pain, little human
Finally outgrown those who've hurt you."
We gazed at each other for a minute
Silently revering our bond
I blew a flying kiss
He cooed once again and flew away.

A little blue bird
Has a piece of my heart
Perhaps he is from some fairy tale
Carrying some pixie dust 
Meeting him on new year was pure joy.

-Purba Chakraborty
(01.01.2017)

Wish you all a very happy, prosperous and blessed new year!

Linking this poem with Poetry Pantry # 334



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33 comments:

  1. Vinitha1 January 2017 at 21:36

    May the little blue bird sprinkles you with the pixie dust of joy all year long! Cute poem to welcome 2017. :)

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  2. Sherry Blue Sky1 January 2017 at 22:13

    I love that wise little bird. It is good when we rise above the pain and turn our faces towards a new day. I loved this poem, Purba. Always so nice to see you in the Pantry.

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    1. Purba chakraborty2 January 2017 at 00:02

      Thank you so much for your wonderful words, Sherry. Poets United is like family. It's so good to be there, amidst you all :)

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  3. Sachin Prabhu1 January 2017 at 23:32

    May this year bring you loads of happiness n success. Such a lovely poem :)

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  4. Prakash Hegade2 January 2017 at 00:10

    This was beautiful. Very creative way to bring out the wishes!

    New year greetings.. :-)

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  5. Unknown2 January 2017 at 01:39

    Wishing you loads of love, happiness & success dear, Happy 2017 & a lovely poem! <3

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  6. Sanaa Rizvi2 January 2017 at 02:57

    May your pen sparkle and pour brighter as ever, Purba❤️ Exquisite write!

    Wishing you lots of love and best wishes. Happy New Year 2017❤️


    Lots of love,
    Sanaa

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  7. Anonymous2 January 2017 at 05:39

    My little bird is a Cardinal, but no less cherished. Thank you,

    Elizabeth

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  8. Wendy Bourke2 January 2017 at 07:50

    This is so lovely and happy with a deft touch of whimsy - such a delightful departure from the gloomy death throes of 2016. A pleasure to read!

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  9. Tomichan Matheikal2 January 2017 at 07:55

    Have a great year ahead flying with the little blue bird.

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  10. Sumana Roy2 January 2017 at 10:59

    this is such a cute gift of a new year poem Purba...may your days be filled with happiness and joy...Happy New Year to you :)

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  11. Sneh Asnani2 January 2017 at 12:11

    Cool poetry Pruba!! Keep writing

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  12. rupam sarma2 January 2017 at 15:32

    Beautiful :)
    Wishing you a very Happy New Year.
    Best wishes.

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  13. Jae Rose2 January 2017 at 15:59

    A perfect mix of image and word - it is very special indeed when we have a little blue bird to keep us safe

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  14. Kokila gupta2 January 2017 at 16:06

    Such a beautiful poem Purba!and your blue bird seems a friend of my pigeon..as they both disperse happiness and hope. loved to read it as the first thing here as I am trying to reconnect!:)

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  15. Rajesh2 January 2017 at 16:28

    Beautiful.
    Wish you Happy and Prosperous New Year.

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  16. kaykuala2 January 2017 at 17:38

    Carrying some pixie dust
    Meeting him on new year was pure joy.

    Such fulfillment in starting the year on a right note!

    Hank

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  17. Prasanna Dasari2 January 2017 at 18:24

    Wish you happy New Year Purba. Reading this poem in New year filled me with hope that I'll also meet my blue bird one day, someday in 2k17. 😇

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  18. Sreedhar Bhattaram2 January 2017 at 20:05

    Wonderful Poetical lines, Purba.. Interesting.. A Happy New Year to you and your family!

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  19. sunaina sharma2 January 2017 at 20:25

    Beautiful....may your friend remain close to you this year too......:)

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  20. Maliny2 January 2017 at 21:06

    Lovely way to welcome 2017, Purba :) Wishing you a great year ahead !

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  21. Myrna R.2 January 2017 at 21:23

    So sweet and tender, the thoughts of interacting with love as a bluebird.
    (I love the drawing too.)

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  22. Rosemary Nissen-Wade3 January 2017 at 03:15

    The Bluebird of Happiness! Perhaps not so much fairytale as allegory.

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  23. Roma Gupta Sinha3 January 2017 at 12:45

    I so loved the conversation buddy, it touched my heart <3

    Wish u and your family a very happy new year love.

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  24. जितेन्द्र माथुर3 January 2017 at 13:49

    Thanks for sharing this immense joy with all of us. Hearty new year wishes to you.

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  25. upasna3 January 2017 at 14:39

    A lovely way to bid farewell to the year. Loved the poetic way.

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  26. Arti3 January 2017 at 14:53

    Your friend little blue bird is after my heart, dear Purba. So glad to meet him here, I hope I can carry a bit of his pixie dust magic in my heart all year long. Wish you the most amazing and magical 2017 :)

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  27. D.Nambiar4 January 2017 at 05:32

    How cute -- both the picture and the lines.
    Here's wishing you a very poetic 2017, dear Purba. <3

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  28. Susan5 January 2017 at 00:14

    A magical poem about a crucial relationship with the blue bird of happiness! Perhaps I can conjure him up here

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  29. Rajeev Moothedath8 January 2017 at 15:02

    Simply love your poems- Here the bonding between girl and bird, the thread of pain all beautifully brought out!

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  30. Vishal Bheeroo9 January 2017 at 21:39

    Unspoken words and emotions expressed beautifully:)

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