Little Sandpiper
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Little piper, little piper ...
Oh how fast you skip away,
As the morning tide crawls in to taste the beach -
Briny swishes bring your breakfast
While you prance to greet the day,
And they never seem to wet you,
Like you're privy to the chosen course of each ...
Little piper, little piper ...
Such a ballet you perform,
When you twirl and pirouette your dainty feet -
Darting in-and-out the sea foam
Just to keep them dry and warm,
All with perfect form and motion,
So as not to warn those little things you eat ...
Little piper, little piper ...
You're the bane of every clam,
Watching closely for their bubbles in the sand -
Oh, the hermit crabs are missing -
Each-and-each now on the lam,
And the hot sand gently hissing,
As you try to sate your hungry chick's demand ...
Little piper, little piper ...
All day long your work persists,
As your tummy and your wee one both are fed -
So with food enough to sleep on,
'Midst the creeping twilight mists,
And as purple shadows deepen,
Comes the time to sing your little one to bed ...
Little piper, now you dance in dreams ... instead.
~ Honorable Mention ~ in the "Strand Special 2 Any Form, Any Theme" Poetry Contest, Brian Strand, Judge & Sponsor.
Copyright © Gregory Richard Barden | Year Posted 2019
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