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Though I don't agree with the philosophy of the poem, I love your choice of imagery, it is always very good and top of the line. This poem and pic made me feel, well...sad, but calm. I thought about a view the Birdman of Alcatraz might have had. Perhaps it was something like this. I want to say love is the only reason, but I suppose he was able to convince birds to fly in his window because he offered them something they needed for survival, food. He would have had to show care and a great love to them, too, because animals can sense things. I imagine he loved and respected them very much, the birds in turn gave him distraction from his loneliness and sorrow by performing or singing. I guess that's why I felt sad and calm while taking in all of your poem and pic, I thought about the Birdman of Alcatraz and the images I remembered as a child watching a movie about him. Thank you for sharing.

janine