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Bluebird

from SONYQ by Melissa Keeling

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The text of this poem is taken from a Charles Bukowski poem of the same name, translated into French. The theme of the poem is hidden feelings, inhibitions, and who our tendencies as human beings is to hide this "weak" part of ourselves. Bukowski personifies these feelings as a bluebird. The first stanza of the poem:

"there's a bluebird in my heart that
wants to get out
but I'm too tough for him,
I say, stay in there, I'm not going
to let anybody see
you."

Surrounding the stanzas of the poem are snatches and quotes taken from flute literature centered around birds: "Deux Poemes de Ronsard, I. Rossignol, mon mignon" (Roussel), Stravinky's "Firebird Suite," Prokofiev's "Peter and the Wolf," and of course, Saint-Saens' "Carnival of the Animals."

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from SONYQ, released October 1, 2010

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Melissa Keeling Bowling Green, Kentucky

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