Pullus
Dependent, innocent
Wondering, dreaming, hesitating
A little bird locked in a beautiful cage created by itself.
Immaturity
Eagle
Independent, sturdy
Hovering, experiencing, enriching
An adult bird flying in the freedom sky.
Maturity
Xintiandi
Classic, reminiscent
Calming, thinking, memorizing
Peace is an attitude of life.
Wateriness
Ferry
Hectic, incessant
Coming, leaving, puzzling
Where do I belong?
Confusion
Dear Footprint of Water, how lovely it is to perceive oneself as a bird! As a younger bird in your country, I see you as a dreamy bird imagining its future. What a beautiful cage you lived in. And now...! Well, know you chose an eagle to represent you here in the USA! How appropriate! How powerful! I see you hovering in your maturity experiencing your freedom!
ReplyDeleteIn your piece about Xintiandi, I am particularly drawn to the word "wateriness." How lovely to equate peace with wateriness. And then now...I picture you a little ferry "puzzling" out your place!
I believe you should write often. Your writing informs--surely you must know yourself better now for having written these cinquains! Do you?