Singing Soliloquies to Stars | Christopher Stolle
POETRY
4/28/20261 min read
I worry about birds that fly alone.
Who will soothe their worries?
Who will give them another chance?
Who will listen to their dreams?
What have they overcome despite this?
What grief have they endured?
What misadventure crushed them?
When can they return home again?
When do they realize their mistake?
When will they rejoin their families?
Where do they find solace?
Where have their friends gone?
Where will they transform again?
Why have they become loners?
Why do they dismiss other birds?
Why is no one trying to save them?
How many such birds are out there?
How will they decide to take another risk?
How do they survive without love?
Christopher Stolle has many roles: partner, uncle, son, music aficionado, baseball enthusiast, and, occasionally, writer. His writing has been published by Indiana University Press, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Coaches Choice, Roe River Review, Hawai’i Pacific Review, Sheila-Na-Gig, Tipton Poetry Journal, and Flying Island, among many others. He lives in Richmond, Indiana.