Free as a bird

Warm sunshine, a picnic and running barefoot in the cool grass. There's nowhere I'd rather be than right here, right now ... free as a bird!


"Unattached
With no roots
With no barrier

Free as a bird
I want to be

Despite the fears of freedom
Despite the vulnerability of the unattached
Despite the unfamiliarity of the unknown

Free as a bird
I want to be

Woven into the warmth of the evening wind
Swaying on the willow tree’s branches
Carried by the breath of the stars

Free as a bird
I want to be

From here to there
Never missed and never expected
Never recognized and never attached

Free as a bird
I want to be"

(Elizabeth Kaufman-Buchel - Free as a Bird)