Early Bird's New Motto
Since I was a baby, I had always heard
That the one who gets the worm is the early bird.
Finally the time had come to test my wings, and so
I went out before I even heard the rooster crow.
I was very sneaky; with my siblings still asleep,
Quietly I flew away, making not a peep.
Under trees and bushes, hopping all around,
I searched hard, yet there wasn’t one worm to be found!
I felt pretty stupid when my siblings turned up late.
Up before the dawn, and I didn’t even rate!
Suddenly the sky got dark; rain came pouring down.
Worms appeared as if they now were sprouting from the ground.
Worms aplenty; worms to last my family for the week.
Busily I pecked at them with my little beak.
Now my motto is “To catch some worms, wait for the rain.”
My siblings too agree, for early rising is a pain!
Written 7/22/14 for Carol Eastman's Animals Alive Contest
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