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Hungry Sparrows
I thought I was retired until given a bag of wild bird feed
using my red bird bath I placed in a blue bowl full of the seed
Not long and a lone sparrow flew into the bowl
soon joined by a flock of them I sat and watch the show
They would flutter about and land pecking their food
throwing more seed out of the bowl but a sparrow shrewd
Upon the ground he had a feast but others saw his plan
and birds were all about eating where they land
Then suddenly up the tree branches they would swirl
as if dancing in a cyclone the sparrows seemed to whirl
Not a minute later they would flutter back down
feasting on the feed in the bowl and the ground
as if spooked they would dart into the sky
not a single one even bother chirping bye
So now I buy bags of seeds to feed them everyday
and using other bird baths for water to drink and play
I check the feed at least twice a day
and clean the water for birds leave it dirty after play
Once a dove was nesting in the bowl of seed
eating it and pecking sparrows if they tried to feed
Then something spooked the dove and off it flew
the sparrows crowded in gorging on their food
It's fun to watch the little birds fill their bellies full
as long as they use the neighbors yards to empty their stools.
Copyright ©
Fritz Purdum
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