Caged Bird

A free bird leaps
on the back of the wind
and it floats downstream
till the current ends
and he dips his wing
in the orange sun rays
and dares to claim the sky

But a bird that stalks
down his narrow cage
can seldom see through
his bars of rage
his wings are clipped and
his feet are tied
so he opens his throat to sing

The caged bird sings
with a fearful trill
of things unknown
but longed for still
and his tune is heard
on the distant hill
for the caged bird
sings of freedom

The free bird thinks of another breeze
and the trade soft through the sighing trees
and the fat worms waiting on a dawn bright lawn
and he names the sky his own

But a caged bird stands on the grave of dreams
his shadow shouts on a nightmare scream
his wings are clipped and his feet are tied
so he opens his throat to sing

The caged bird sings
with a fearful trill
of things unknown
but longed for still
and his tune is heard
on a distant hill
for the caged bird
sings of freedom

Biography of Maya Angelou

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• Born- April 4,1928
• Died- May 28,2014
• Award-winning author
• Martin Luther King Jr. was a close friend of hers
• Wrote poems about freedom and slavery

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• was a performer
• first African American woman to have her screenplay produced
• Had a book published called "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"

BIBLIOGRAPHY
www.bibliography.com/people/maya-angelou-9185388#career-beginnings

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