Ladybird Why Don't You Fly?
ladybird oh! ladybird
why are you so still?
you don’t fly
just lie here
on this leaf
ladybird oh! ladybird
are you asleep
or only half-awake?
just let me see you
open your wings
ladybird oh! ladybird
won’t you join in?
the sky is waiting
just for you
blue and inviting
ladybird oh! ladybird
don’t you want
your wings to soar?
please dance in this
light warm air
ladybird oh! ladybird
can I help you take off?
I see your family
so high above us
they miss you
ladybird oh! ladybird
why are you so still?
why are you so still?
why are you so still?
you don’t fly
just lie here
on this leaf
ladybird oh! ladybird
are you asleep
or only half-awake?
just let me see you
open your wings
ladybird oh! ladybird
won’t you join in?
the sky is waiting
just for you
blue and inviting
ladybird oh! ladybird
don’t you want
your wings to soar?
please dance in this
light warm air
ladybird oh! ladybird
can I help you take off?
I see your family
so high above us
they miss you
ladybird oh! ladybird
why are you so still?
why are you so still?
This poem is copyright (©) Christine R Milne 2023
About the Writer
Christine R Milne
Christine is a poet who loves writing haiku. Some of them have been published in journals and anthologies. Luckily other poems pop into her head. Most of them are for children which is not surprising as she enjoys being a teacher and a mother. Also, creating poems that connect with a child’s view of the world is really special. This is helped by her favourite hobby, trying not to eat too much chocolate.
