Whippoorwill By Isabella Fiske Mc Farlin

'The beautiful poem "Whippoorwill", by beloved Ladybelle aka Isabella Fiske Mc Farlin©2023, was written at Still Lake, Florida, from March 30 to April 1st, 1975. Thank you for listening dear ones. We appreciate you.

Transcript

Whistle Whippoorwill close by my window.

A whippoorwill is singing,

Chanting its night long song so loudly I cannot sleep.

Instead,

I listen to the ringing voice of the forest.

Instead,

I hear the vibrant and musical voice of night.

Sweet voiced bird in some exotic garden.

Ten thousand years ago,

You may have raised your song.

It could be that moment now.

Here,

Beneath the stars,

The moon that shone then,

Across still waters,

Shines even now,

Illuminating the lake.

Oh,

Twilight creature,

With your song you vividly remind me that this night could be the past or future.

I have heard your magical calling all this life,

As others heard it long ago in other lives,

As others may hear it ages long from now.

Whistle Yes,

You,

Bird of the night time forest,

Singer whom I have never seen,

You are the prophet of timelessness.

Your song,

In its clarity,

Reveals the guarded secret of life,

Unfolds the hidden message to my senses,

That time and eternity are one.

Written by Isabella Fusk McFarlane,

Also known as Ladybell.

At Still Lake,

Florida,

March 30th to April 1st,

1975.

Thank you,

Dear Isabella.

It's so beautiful.

And then for the avian lovers out there,

Isabella would like to add that she knows that it probably was not a whippoorwill,

But a chuckwills widow call that she heard.

But as you can see,

That would make things just too complicated.

We're sticking to whippoorwill.

They're very,

Very closely sounding,

So.

.

.

Thank you for listening.

We love you.

Until we meet again,

Fly free.

Thank you.

I love you.

Reviews

A beautiful and whimsical way to guide us into appreciating that bird's (whichever bird it is) song. Through the power of thought, we can believe it's annoying or we can believe in its profound worthiness in the shaping of the healing power of nature throughout all of time. All creatures are amazing and bring texture to this grand experience.

So wonderful!! Thank you so much, most dear Yvonne❤️!!!
The forest seems to come to life when I hear it. The Forest and Lake are real...they are not lost, even though we no longer own the cabin.
.I'm so happy , dear friend. So grateful to you and sending you much love.❣️❣️❣️. Thank you and thanks to Brian too. I love you. Until we meet again dear one.❣️🌝❣️ (And thank you, Faith 🌿⭐️, our first reviewer. You're so kind... and Jean❣️⭐️! Thanks dear Candace, fellow-poet!🌹And thank you to everybody else who reviewed the poem!)
Dearest Yvonne, You say it was intensive. I know we had to work on the editing more and it was more work for you. I appreciate everything you did.. 🌸🌟
Dear Other Self , my infinite thanks and loving hugs .🌟🤗🤗🤗 You taught me about unconditional love,
that never changes no matter what... 🌸🌱🍃🌱🌱🐚
April 5, listened again, and it really is remarkable. I love the way the frogs come in! 🐸🐸 & once more, I want to thank everybody who leaves a review. It's helpful to us both. Thank you, dear Yvonne❤️ and everyone.🧚‍♀️🧚‍♀️ in April in the forest it is so beautiful.

Isabella this is so lovely, and Yvonne you read it with such heart. I love it.
🙏💖🙏

Stunning reading Yvonne, as always. We love you and Isabella. 💕🙏🏼

Beautiful🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻Thank you for creating an “absolutely nothing could make me any happier” moment…🙏🏻🌟💫🌟✨🌟🙏🏻

Thanks. It made me smile and laugh and be still all at once.

Awww, thank you for sharing this beauty, dear Isabella🙏🏽💖🌸🌊✨️🌼💜, another magical poem. Thank you for adding so much depth and intimacy to it, dear Yvonne 🫶🐦🦜🐸🙏🏽🤗💖🎇. I love you both, I love nature, it shares so much with us. Beautifully written, Isabella- these are the same voices that were heard thousands of years ago, perfection....🙏🏽💚🫶🐚🌊✨️🐦💫🩷🎇🌳

What an utterly charming poem?! That was delightful Yvonne. The soundtrack and your voice were perfectly woven together.
Thank you very much.

So beautiful, Yvonne and Isabella 🤍 it felt so good to connect to the bird and the forest 🌿

Beautiful! Your voice, the music, the sounds, lovely combination 🥰

Beautiful poem spoken with a tender voice one with the nature. Creatures of the dawn here are turning joyful in this time of the year in spring mornings

Very nice, I could imagine the night near a FL lake. Thanks Isabella & Yvonne for sharing this memory.