Creative writing submission from the Rest Less community – submit your entry here.
The Bird of Love Strikes
By Mary and Denis Walsh
The bird of love knows you are ready
It perches near the place where the wind drifts and watches
It does not wait for hearts and flowers or a starry night full of jasmine scents
Or a beach with gently lapping waves and a full moon to strike
The bird of love knows you are ready
The bird of love is patient, it waits for that glance, that look, the meeting of souls
And then it strikes to the heart
It makes the world shift on its axis, a tremor in the universe, embroidering a thread
that goes from soul to soul and joins you together
The bird of love knows you are ready
It knows that it can strike at the oddest moments
It can smoulder softly or burn with a passionate flame
It can be quiet or burst like the crash of cymbals
The bird of love knows you are ready, and so it strikes
Are you feeling creative? We are proud to have a hugely talented community on Rest Less, which is why we’re so excited to open up a section of the site dedicated to showcasing the wonderful and diverse writing of our members. If you have a piece of creative writing that you’d like to share with the Rest Less community – you can do so here.