My Favourite Poem

A free bird leaps on the back
Of the wind and floats downstream
Till the current ends and dips his wing
In the orange suns rays
And dares to claim the sky.

But a BIRD that stalks down his narrow cage
Can seldom see through his bars of rage
His wings are clipped and his feet are tied
So he opens his throat to sing.

The caged bird sings with a fearful trill
Of things unknown but longed for still
And his tune is heard on the distant hill for
The caged bird sings of freedom.

The free bird thinks of another breeze
And the trade winds soft through
The sighing trees
And the fat worms waiting on a dawn-bright
Lawn and he names the sky his own.

But a caged BIRD stands on the grave of dreams
His shadow shouts on a nightmare scream
His wings are clipped and his feet are tied
So he opens his throat to sing.

The caged bird sings with
A fearful trill of things unknown
But longed for still and his
Tune is heard on the distant hill
For the caged bird sings of freedom.

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Once I saw this poem, I am very curious of why a ‘Caged bird’ can sing. Is it very happy to live in the cage? What does it sings for? Hence, I pick this poem as my favourite poem, then I started reading the poem to understand the meaning and reason of a ‘Caged bird’ sings. Then, I know that the ‘Caged bird’ sings of freedom. Besides that, the ‘Caged bird’ sings with a fearful trill. Why? What does is scare of? I also look forward to it why the poet wrote it like this. The poet also wrote the first three paragraphs as the first story, and the last three paragraphs as the second paragraph.

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