The other day I was walking home and found a starling feather on the ground. It caught my eye because it was flashing green as I passed. So I picked it up and took it home. When I got home I decided I wanted to keep it safe so I taped it down to paper with clear tape. Then I tried to see the green flashing again and no matter what angle I held the paper - it was only black. Or, in your words, "for today I see no iridiscence adorning magpies, only the darkness…" Sometime the beauty cannot be kept and hoarded away - it only shines when free to fall and float and fly away. <3
The other day I was walking home and found a starling feather on the ground. It caught my eye because it was flashing green as I passed. So I picked it up and took it home. When I got home I decided I wanted to keep it safe so I taped it down to paper with clear tape. Then I tried to see the green flashing again and no matter what angle I held the paper - it was only black. Or, in your words, "for today I see no iridiscence adorning magpies, only the darkness…" Sometime the beauty cannot be kept and hoarded away - it only shines when free to fall and float and fly away. <3