From Dust To Dust

Upon the songbird’s inception A young breath of air, its lungs did make For the fledgling knew not of any deception A prominent flight, the songbird did take Unknown to the bird, there were exigencies in store In the event that a hawk should loom Presumably, fear did strike the bird’s core Lest the songbird could escape this foreordained doom As surely as the sun rises, the songbird is caught And in it went, to the clenched jaws of finality Assuredly leaving the bird’s mother distraught For the songbird was known for its vast vitality By this one can learn, not a thing is guaranteed And by the wise one’s words, one should surely take heed