Bird's Nest

A youth once heard the helpless cries Of chicks whose nest had fallen off A tree branch, while their parents’ sighs Came wailingly like a rebuff To fate and all its bitter lies. I helped the child to mend the wrong Which had befallen unannounced And to restore the carefree song Whose charming stream had been denounced Before it could proceed too long. I then remembered someone good Who had once helped me in my plight And felt fulfilled, like one who could Allay a hatchling’s fear of flight, As every good heart has and should. Find my poems and published poetry volumes at www.eton-langford.com