The Bird and the Coconut

The Bird and the Coconut There was a bird Flying in the jungle It came across a coconut Hanging from a tree The bird landed on the nut Surveyed its surface carefully And started to peck against its shell The bird pecked and pecked For nearly an hour Before it stopped With all of its effort It was barely able to leave a small scratch On its tough surface After resting for a few moments The bird flew away The next day the bird once again Came flying into the jungle It found the same tree Landed on the same coconut And once again started to peck Against its surface Again After nearly an hour The bird stopped And flew away The scratch had turned into A very small hole Each and every day The bird would repeat this process Each and every day The hole in the coconut shell Grew larger And deeper Finally After many days The bird was rewarded for its efforts And white milk Started to flow from the shell The bird drank some of the milk Then continued to work around the edges Of the hole in the coconut Until it was satisfied With its size and shape Then With a quick hop The bird disappeared Inside the shell Finally it had made A new home For several months The bird lived inside this safe haven Until a strong storm came And knocked the coconut shell From the tree To the ground Once again The tiny bird Started each day Flying into the jungle Once again Looking for that perfect Shell Ed Roberts 01/28/16 (Inspired by Dr. Who season 9 episode 11 “Heaven Sent”) For the past several years I have tried to change the world with poetry I keep knocking on the door Trying to reach anyone who will listen Sometimes they do Other times They close the door In my face Still On this door I will continue to keep knocking Hopefully one day The door will simply break Or fall from its hinges And I can finally go inside To stay And the words will come out Forever