Daybreak 2

Daybreak 2 Frank Halliwell At first light every morning And before dusk every night, All looking for a handout, And quite sure they'll find a bite. Of suet and some birdseed And some honeyed water too, And the feast is laid on Every day at Uncle Frankie's zoo! Resplendent in their rainbow coats The Lorikeets appear! The royalty of this feathered world To none do they show fear! Their subjects sit and grumble Round the fence and in the trees, And wait noisily for their turn, And for the crowd to ease. My cheeky black-backed Magpie Arrives with her demand! Self-service isn't good enough, She must be fed by hand! So Pussy's dish gets raided To get a scrap of meat So cheeky and her bigger mate Can have a bite to eat! Two slits of jet in yellow orbs, A furry ginger coat, A furtive movement in the grass Might very well denote.. The cat is out there watching And would like to try her luck... A malevelent island in a sea Of feeding ducks! Down by the dam, a Spoonbill Seeks his breakfast round the edge, Sifting small crustacions Through the bullrush and the sedge. And sleek in brown and white Atop a single rock nearby, A cormorant preens her feathers With her wings hung out to dry. And up behind the aloe patch With stiff and stately strut A Royal Ibis pokes and prods Hunting for god knows what? I wonder what the day will bring? It will be no surprise If it's like all the others here... Perfect, with sunny skies! ***