First Flight
The baby bird
pauses
before leaping from the nest,
afraid to leave his
familiar, cozy home
behind.
But he steps off the branch,
trading comfort
for the chance
to fly freely
across the sky.
pauses
before leaping from the nest,
afraid to leave his
familiar, cozy home
behind.
But he steps off the branch,
trading comfort
for the chance
to fly freely
across the sky.
This poem is copyright (©) Deb Reidy 2025
About the Writer
Deb Reidy
Deb is a former elementary teacher from Indiana, USA. In the classroom, she enjoyed sharing the wonders of poetry with her students as she helped them write their own poems. Today, she has the good fortune to be a poet herself. Her work has been published in Cricket and Highlights magazines, The Dirigible Balloon, and the poetry anthologies The Toy, Little Thoughts Press, Hop to It, What is Hope? and Clara’s Kooky Compendium. Deb is also the author of two educational resource books.
