“Even the woodpecker owes his success,
To the fact that he uses his head,
And keeps pecking away,
Until he finishes the job.”
Coleman Cox
I had now retreated to the deep wood
Life, had really been getting me down
When we heard knocking, before dawn
It was such a loud, sleep-depriving sound
My dogs had all jumped up, in unison
A strange, eerie, pounding, on our door
I nervously peered over at the alarm clock
It was, to my dismay, only a little past four
Jumping out of bed, racing to the door
My dogs all bounding along, beside me
Who could be pounding on it at this hour
It had to be some sort of dire, emergency
I threw open the door and rushed outside
There wasn’t a single soul, standing there
My dogs sensed something, up on the roof
And now, to its peak, all six of us, did stare
It was an early rising, door knocking, woodpecker
Who now stared down, at human and canines, below
This little Yellow-Shafted Flicker, seemed so very sage
As if he were just trying to tell us, ‘it’s time to get up and go’
And now suddenly, I was feeling, a whole lot better, about life
I quickly dressed, and we all went for a stroll, in the northwood
It often seems to take some sort of nonhuman neighbor of mine
To make me realize, that simply being alive, is pretty darn good
I had now retreated to the deep wood,
Life, had really been getting me down;
When a tiny flicker, had come a calling,
And, it made such a life-affirming sound.
©2010, Mr. Ed
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To make me realize, that simply being alive, is pretty darn good."
How right you are, Ed; so very wise and right!!!Love...and appreciate...your poem of Hope.
Blessings and Love - Micke
Yup, living by the forest is great, even if fox cubs keep me awake.
Newfie hugs, Rose
Peace, love and light,
Amber
Peace,
Dayvid
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Cheers,
Dan
Great work,
God bless,
Lew