31 May 2012
I love to watch the birds in may When the eggs hatch and everyday Is a challenge thrown the chicks way It's decision time... leave or stay?
Life's just beginning, it's for the best When they step up and fly the nest They may fall, pray they're blessed So they survive this, natures test
Little chicks, looking longingly Towards the next-door plant or tree Waiting to realise all they can be By opening their wings, falling free
To the very edge they go They have to learn, have to know Life is not a pretty show They may die in one fell blow
Is the moment now? Is it right For them to take their first flight? The dawning of the day, at first light Or stealthily in the depths of night
It's time to fly, that's what they think Now it's time to swim or sink Will they be over in a blink Or will they make it over the brink?
The mother bird must let them part She watches with a saddened heart As each of her children must depart She's given them the best start
They are off to better things If only they can spread their wings And survive the terrors the world brings Each little bird can start to sing
They line up along the edge One step more goes off the ledge Throw yourself into it, make the pledge Little bird it's time to fledge.
I.Sparrow
Fledging • Opuss № I