About Our Nests
Like little birds that at last leave the nest,
so too do our own little birds fly away.
When life’s lessons have barely begun to be learned,
they fly away to gain new experiences
and insights of their own.
Some will build very small nests
and remain there without partners for many years.
Most will mate and through procreation,
they will create even bigger nests.
These days, even our own birdlings may choose
to stay in our nests much longer
than we might ever have anticipated.
If our birdlings leave, we are simply living again
in nests less crowded, as we had done
when we built our nest in the beginning!
Take it as a time to rejoice
in new activities, and worry not!
Many of us will see our “empty” nests
fill up again
as children of our children
flock back to us for sweet reunions.
Nests, after all, rarely stay empty.
May 16, 2023
for Cooper Etheridge's Empty Nest Poetry Contest
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