SPRING TIME

“Some birds are not meant to be caged, that's all. Their feathers are too bright, their songs too sweet and wild. So you let them go, or when you open the cage to feed them they somehow fly out past you. And the part of you that knows it was wrong to imprison them in the first place rejoices, but still, the place where you live is that much more drab and empty for their departure.”

 

― Stephen King, Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption: A Story from Different Seasons

 

Soundtrack : www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPapxr8GvGA

ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE – ELLA FITZGERALD

 

Spring is here at last

my little bird has flown

he stayed throughout Winter for four long months

but now he is fully grown

I have empty nest syndrome

he was a part of my every day

but yesterday standing by the Willow

I saw that he was not far away

I still watch the screen of the CCTV

waiting for him to roost each night

even though I know he's in the gardens

I am hoping he will nest to my delight

selfish of me I suppose although

it has been difficult to let go

I was privileged to watch this tiny wild creature

for as long as I did and at least I know

that he is happy in my gardens

I saw he met a lovely friend

I imagine them snugly in the ivy

that twines the willow around without end

each evening I stand and listen intently

and wish upon a star for signs

that my little Blue Tit is making plans

to raise a family this Spring Time

my little Robin follows me around

singing loudly and reassuring me

that my little Blue Tit is safe and secure

and life goes on quite naturally

I am heartened by this sweet revelation

and turn my attention to the budding trees

the thick evergreen of the twisting ivy

that will remain again this year for a new family

I heard tell that these little birds

can have up to fourteen tiny babies; I'm learning

and how wonderful it will be to look up at the Willow

and see my little Blue Tit's Family Tree emerging.

 

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