Literary Works by ILIA

for the song birds that put the sun to sleep

Goodbye, Goodbye dear friend
I’ll see you again when you come around the bend

Till then far thee well
I’ll wait in the tree where I dwell

Bye-bye so long
I sing to you in my song

In the descending night
I won’t take flight

I’ll wait soundlessly
In my tree

Till my chore
comes once more

When you round the bend
I’ll greet you again my dear friend

ILIA

© Copyright 2010

I purchased a bunch of sunshine
I brought it to my home,
it was so devine

Every morning the sunshine beamed
I would smile from ear to ear
or so it seemed

It poured out its rays
That bunch of sunshine
all throughout the days

Until I found a ray on the floor
to be followed by others
Until it shone no more

I took the remains of the rays
tossed them into the ground
an action that truly pays

From the ground
new sunshine grew
now the rays abound

Copyright © ILIA

Today I found out what birds really do
Their task starts when the morning sky
Gives the glimmer of a new day

That time is called Astronomical Twilight
The time between dawn and sunrise
It’s that time period when the sky is not completely lit
Nor is it completely dark

The birds awaken at the very start of
The Astronomical Twilight
…today it was 4:35am

Every bird
Whether adult or baby
Participates in the feat

As one their song starts
One charming choir
Singing their most heartfelt melody
To appeal to the sun

From Astronomical Twilight to Sunrise
The birds sing in tune
And tirelessly with their request

The sun hears the birds
With the encouragement to rise
Thus brings in a new day

For eons the birds have had their way

ILIA
© 12 April 10

I’ve got just one whisker sticking straight in the air
Does that make me a unicorn, I wonder?

My other whiskers curl wildly around my face
I just have that one to keep me from a blunder

(for our really cute Opie Taylor)

ILIA
© 1 Apr 10