Albatross

by shadow1950taunton, Somerset, England, UK

Mar 2013 672 Views 20 comments

Albatross

Author: shadow1950

You float and soar the skies
riding the winds thermals
vast oceans you travel
majestic and mysterious

thought by mariners of old
to be a harbinger of death
the sight of you a sign of doom
a bird bringing ill fate

how could anything so beautiful
have earned such ill repute
yet mariners feared you the most
and signed themselves with the cross

for me the sight gladdens my very soul
as you silently glide above
your wings dazzling white in the sun
truly you are a Spirit Bird

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Posted: Mar 2013

About this poem:

my favourite piece of music has always been Fleetwood Mac's
Albatross it is so hauntingly beautiful It sends me every time I listen to it. Its one of the pieces of music I have told my family I want played when my time comes

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Spartacus2012Biloxi, Mississippi USAMar 27, 2013

Nice write Linda and hopefully Fleetwood Mac will not be played for a long time to come....Ken

shadow1950OPtaunton, Somerset, England UKMar 27, 2013

ty Ken I play it often lol but I know what you mean and ty glad you liked it

on a more sober note M.M e-mailed me earlier and he was on his way to hospital with chest pains hoping he has a full recovery blessing sent to him

niah9Auckland, New ZealandMar 27, 2013

A kiwi poet from Kaikohe in Northland wrote a poem about Albatross, and this one as yours is so sad....
because it gets shot, and dies enroute it points to human attitude towards a bird.....
We had to pick a poem for our finals, to break down and critique, and I picked this one because he was a local poet, but because it spoke to me. It was a poem I learnt caused lots of problems throughout the poets later life.
I have it on my old laptop memory from my finals....I will try and locate it for you...it is mind blowing.
Kathy

Poetnumber1St James, Port of Spain Trinidad and TobagoMar 28, 2013

I'm texing from my android,the silly doctors would not let me use my laptop.I will talk to you soon again,beautifully penned.

trurorobAlicante, Valencia SpainMar 28, 2013

Good read, wonderful bird the Albatross
Rob

shadow1950OPtaunton, Somerset, England UKMar 28, 2013

ty Kathy would be interested if you can find it ty for reading

Odette67Penrith, Cumbria, England UKMar 28, 2013

for me the sight gladdens my very soul
as you silently glide above
your wings dazzling white in the sun
truly you are a Spirit Bird

Gladdens my heart too... Beautiful poem Shaddow. I adore Fleetwood Mac... I just listened to 'Albatross' reminds me of a smooch dance many years ago with a guy I fancied like mad... Listening to this just brightened my morning.

http://youtu.be/dAefTj7GXwQ

shadow1950OPtaunton, Somerset, England UKMar 28, 2013

Dearest M.M hope your docs are doing their stuff hurry up and get well I miss you ty for reading glad you like it
blessings of Sirona bathe you with her healing

FellsmanLake District, Cumbria, England UKMar 28, 2013

Hi Linda

I'm sure reading this that you must have read Coleridge's iconic poem The Ryme of the Ancient Mariner. When I was stationed at RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus during the early seventies, Fleetwood Mac's Albatross was the closing number every night on the base's radio station. It is a hauntingly beautiful tune.

A fine poem...

Bill

shadow1950OPtaunton, Somerset, England UKMar 28, 2013

ty Rob glad you enjoyed yes the Albatross is truly magnificant

shadow1950OPtaunton, Somerset, England UKMar 28, 2013

ty Odette for that link yes very inspirational it brings back memories of Jersey a one man band guy called Tony who was resident in a pub I went to played it most nights on the steel guitar DiD you know it nearly wasn't released Mick didn't think it good enough but luckily the record compamy insisted
ty for listening

globegypsy4everstockbridge, Georgia USAMar 28, 2013

'truly you are a Spirit Bird'..Mariners may have reagrded them as omens, yet some indigenous people made Totems of them. TY 4 sharing.

shadow1950OPtaunton, Somerset, England UKMar 28, 2013

Hi Bill rather more than just reading it I choose the Ry me of the Ancient Mariner for my silver medal in elocution at school ty for reading glad you liked it

fjamesj9701DunkinDonuts, Florida USAMar 28, 2013

Stunning piece shadow, this reminds me of one of my favorite poems ever "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" by Samuel Taylor Coleridge and then Iron Maiden did it as a song and that just blew my mind.. Thank you for sharing....Jesse

shadow1950OPtaunton, Somerset, England UKMar 28, 2013

hi globe gypsy i perfer the totem idea ty for reading

shadow1950OPtaunton, Somerset, England UKMar 28, 2013

ty Jessie yes rime was excellent such a graceful bird to be thought of with such ill. ty for reading

Poetnumber1St James, Port of Spain Trinidad and TobagoMar 28, 2013

Hi Linda thanks for the best wishes,as i lay is a great joy to read your touching email.I cannot thank you enough.You take care now until we meet again.Your friend M.M.

shadow1950OPtaunton, Somerset, England UKMar 28, 2013

hey sweetheart ty Sirona you are recovering hope you back on here soon miss you and your inspiring poems