What I fear most when I appear at the gates of Heaven is a question:
“My son, why did you kill the sparrow?”
I raised my BB gun and aimed;
At the end of the cold steel barrel
sat the sparrow singing its song
of joy, and happiness, and innocence;
I pulled the trigger and let fly the BB;
The golden pellet raced through the space
of a moment and entered the sparrow’s
soft, downy white breast and raised
a puff of tiny, fluffy feathers;
Then time slowed to a motion so fluid
I could see the tiny red spot appear
and spread on that harmless, flawless
Soul.
Then my world grew quiet when the singing
stopped as Life flew from the tiny breast,
And I grew somber as I watched the
little bird fall dead from its perch and lay
lifeless on the cold, hard dirty surface of
the living Earth.
And I understood at ten years old
how precious Life is and how easily
Snuffed.
“I don’t know why I killed the Sparrow, Lord.”
Writers Envy 
Beautiful lines!
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Thank you, Luisa!
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🙂
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Life is precious. Beautiful.
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It is indeed. Thank you 🙂
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Odd how many of us can relate to this. Beautifully written. And so much symbolism. 💕💕
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That moment has stayed with me all my life. I don’t understand the needless taking of a life, human or animal. Thank you, Kris.
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I’m wordless.beautiful piece.😍
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Thank you, Ortensia ❤
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Well written. I think when we’re that young we don’t know the meaning of life until something profound happens as such.
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I agree. As I wrote that this morning, a sparrow alit on the porch rail outside my window ❤
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I would take that as forgiveness 😊
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That’s what I was hoping for 😉
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Reblogged this on Anna Dobritt — Author.
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Don’t be too hard on yourself
timelessclassics.wordpress.com/2017/11/04/country-porch/
Cheers, Ana
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🙂 ❤
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新年おめでとうございます！！：D
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Happy New Year to you, Nasuko! 🙂
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Wow! Very beautiful! Speaks volumes.
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Thank you, Obi! I had not realized the post would touch so many people, I only wanted to unburden myself.
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The narrative appears simple but it’s packed with an emotional, poignant, thought-provoking concept to which we must all stop and ponder. Very well written. Would love to reblog. 😊
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Reblogged this on Dream Desire Achieve.
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Thank you, Obi!
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Just don’t do it again! 😉 A sad reflection very well written.
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Haha Scout’s honor 😊 Thank you!
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That’s a very touching, powerful piece.
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Thank you. It seems to have struck a chord in a lot of people.
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My kids make fun of me swerving for birds on quiet sidestreets. Once, (prior) one didn’t fly away as assumed… 😢 The feathers in the grill traumatized me.
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Forgive your ten-year-old self. ❤️
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