Empty Nest Syndrome

I reckon the empty nest syndrome hits all at one time or another, When youngsters flee the nest leaving dear old Dad and Mother! This morning on the patio I witnessed this situation at its best, When two baby wrens took flight and left their parent's cozy nest! Mr. and Mrs. Wren set up housekeeping in a birdhouse I had made. They soon became the proud parents of a couple of eggs she laid! I watched them flit to and fro as they filled the ever-empty maws, Of their little darlings from grub carried in their over-flowing craws! Once the kids had spread their wings to experience the thrill of flight, Mother Wren would sit on the birdhouse porch to contemplate her plight! She'd plaintively chirp as if to say, "You ingrates left sans saying goodbye! You've left me and your Pa in this lonely nest to mope about and cry!" It wasn't long until Mr. Wren was in a romantic mood with his spouse. When he tried to nuzzle up to Mrs. Wren, she'd scurry inside the house, As if to say, "No way, buster! I've had it! Cool it until next spring! Perhaps when the cherry blossoms bloom again we'll have another fling!" Robert L. Hinshaw, CMSgt, USAF, Retired © All Rights Reserved