I woke up to the wavy whistling wind
Swinging through the trees so green
It gushed and puffed at window in my room
Hurried on elsewhere soon
Still quiet ,the dawn was coming on
The pale blue sky shows the night is gone
The Sun was yet to make its majestic move
The chirping birds and rustling leaves sound
The trees swaying stood in the background scene
First the green African parrots perched on my sill
Looked each other in the eye and were still
Sat one on top and the other below
Hopped and hopped to meet and peck
Kissed with beaks so red they locked
The feathers trailed behind like a princess’s veil,
Quietly flew away one north and other to south
It was the turn of sparrows to make love
The two twittered,and perched soon
On to the same window sill
Tightened its small feathery soft bodies
Quietly mated,without a sound
It lasted but a few seconds
Here and there it looked then turned to tweet
And they too moved away so soon
But the crow and raven never in pair came
For all they cared was some fish and bread
Pigeons most passionate amongst birds all
Restless with a look so lost,
Flapping its wings it slowly moved
Never from each other separate whoever shooed
Kept coming back, the two always wooed
Widened its wings, and simply cooed
Soon perched on its patner as if she was a tree
Pressed the poor bird down till it shook free
Then it pecked and pecked on it many a time
The she bird took it all as if she did a crime
Remained with each other glued
Multiplied at will dime to a dozen still
That makes us humans so different a species
From creatures that are wild but free
They can mate and move far away
No case of law or wows to share
Not knowing what is sin and sinning
Make their nests and breed as many
Alas, the turmoil is on the mind of man
For wine, women and wealth at times
How much war we humans make
For the love to pursue his passions many
To make the boundaries of his land
Is not like drawing on sand
He may end up loosing one and all
Still likes being human from all
for the birds have it right,
enjoying your write, Roseline
Lady Vivian
budd