THE SOUNDS OF LONGING (SONNET)

 far away in the sky

lost in the deep horizon

i do not want to fly no more

for now I am too weak

and I need a place to perch

and i am drenched in sorrow and i ache

with regret, for i cannot find my nest

i need a home, i need a place to rest

and my feathers are weary and feeble

for these here are not my people

my people are long gone

flapping away in the distance

they are now shadows that glow in the limelight

feathers than no longer rustle at midnight