She sits in her cage,
singing because she finds joy,
she finds happiness in her solitude.
There is peace in her time alone.
Alone will never mean lonely,
and song is her companion.
She sings the notes
as they fill her heart.
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Written for the Gargleblaster Challenge:
And so we turn to this week’s ultimate question. There are a million reasons a caged bird might sing, both literally and figuratively. Maya Angelou gave us one in her beloved poem. That leaves at least 999,999 for everyone else to explore. Tell us:
Why does the caged bird sing?
Give us your answer in 42 words, but be creative. Don’t go where we expect you to. Don’t write down the first thing that comes to mind. Think, craft, edit, and craft some more. Give us your very best.
polysyllabic profundities 
I can SO relate to your post. Very good!
Thanks very much. 🙂
Some lush prose here. Good work.
Thank you so much.
“Alone will never mean lonely” – I like it.
My mantra. 🙂
A nice response to the reason for her song…
Thank you.
Profound work.
Thank you very much.
Wonderful, I think I should post it on my front door. 🙂 It would make a nice poster!
Haha….I should do the same!
Sometimes you just need that time to yourself.
I can relate too. Sometimes I think I would be perfectly fine to be punished with home confinement. Well, not forever, of course.
No, alone is not lonely.
Spoken by someone who seems to enjoy her own company. Bravo.
I can definitely relate to the joy of solitude alone so naturally found this to be a wonderful expression of that happiness 🙂
Alone will never mean lonely. Love that. I like the notes filling her heart, too.
Why does the caged bird sing?
Because it had finally saved up enough to live in an exclusive gated community.
Bit of a snob, that bird.