The Bird Box

It’d been a long day at work So he sat in the sun Enjoying the beer he’d earned The day finally done Closing his eyes he relaxed When a persistent peep Interrupted his dreaming And he started from sleep A brown and grey sparrow Was in a tree nearby Twittering and fluttering Darting round in the sky He magnanimously Heard the internal call To build a home for his friend It would take no time at all He had wood he could use Although it had a twist And it was rotting too So he added to a list Along with a tape measure And extra nails, in case Also, the saw was rusty Another thing to replace An expensive trip later He had all he required In fact, he had more - His card almost expired Building the box began He slaved under the sun Then slapped on some paint And at last it was done The bird glanced at the box And immediately sussed It was substandard housing It flew off in disgust So he was left with the bird box All wonky and empty It had cost him $350 - Bunnings had them for $20