Should I Сry Or Be Glad?
Dear friends!
Please, read my poem in the comments.
Larisa
Comments
I love this one, Larisa. Freedom, particularly in today's world, is so precious.
Spring! Spring! Spring!
The bells ring, ring, ring!
I am in the park under the tree.
I am free, free, free!
The crows are sitting in the tree,
They are also free, free, free.
Nothing clever comes into my head,
Only foolish things instead.
More than that!
Those critters that are on the tree
They have more freedom than me.
They litter, they throw on my head.
Should I cry or be glad?
©Larisa Rzhepishevska
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Rolph David
Sun 25th May 2025 12:30
Larisa,
The moment the crows come in — everything changes, reminding us how messy freedom can be! I love how they shift the tone from light and airy to something more ironic, even quietly wise. It’s such a clever turn: these critters in the tree, so free and unbothered, even rude — while the speaker is sitting below, trying to make sense of it all, getting literally dumped on! That final question — “Should I cry or be glad?” — is deceptively simple, but so resonant. It captures that odd space between joy and frustration, foolishness and insight. A funny, touching little poem that says more than it first lets on.
Take care,
Rolph