Six Blue Jays

Six blue jays converge at the birch To sing their anomalous colloquial song, They fashion a serene scene as they perch; My mind so inclined to blindly sing along. As I ponder their ways, in my midmorning daze; I recall a tale my grandmother told— Of a desolate day through a dishwashing gaze; A heinous sight she was doomed to behold. Through her window; across the drive, On the very top of some man-made pole, A sinless and beautiful robin arrived; Assembled a nest and called it her home. She laid some eggs at the edge of spring, And by summer they joined the day, She taught her young about everything For the time that comes when they should stray. But then one day while mother was out Collecting a feast for the rest of her nest, A single blue jay swooped in for a bout— Snipped off their heads and left. Mother came back to the horrid mess; The tragically pointless abhorrent wreck, And with frantic confusion and great distress She flew into the window and broke her neck. So as I stare in the garden today; And view such a seemingly innocent sight, Behind the charm of those six blue jays Could possibly rein six times the fright.