"OH TO BE A BIRD IN THE SKY!" - A POEM BY KOFI THOMPSON.

O what fun
It would be
To be a bird
Flying happily
And majestically
Across the blue sky

O what interesting lives
Birds lead
Free to fly
Anywhere in the world
That takes their fancy
Free to undertake
Endless
And myriad
Flights of fancy

Wherever
And whenever
They jolly well
Feel like
Not for them
The petty
Intrusiveness
And oppressiveness
Of endless
And mindless
Security
At countless
International airports
And border frontier posts
The world over

Oh what bliss
It must be
To be a bird
Happy
To fly freely
Pretty much everywhere
Up high
And way above
Swirling silver clouds

Oh what joy
It would be
To be like a bird
Gliding serenely
Way high up above
Happy as a lark
As one rides
Uplifting hot air currents

Like an earth-bound
Surfer riding ocean waves
With ballet-like elegance
Weaving freedom's message
High up
O how nice
It would be
To be a bird
In full flight
At this very
Point in time!

By Kofi Thompson.