The little Grey bird in a Window

On a very dismal and depressing day
A little Grey bird in a window came and sang to me a song
It picked me up and took me away
And for a moment all my pains were gone

A very dear friend that I have neglected
Sent to me a gift of love my way
And into it her heart she poured totally unexpected
So that I may see it every day

Forever and a day it shall be mine
For it speaks...

For Alex

I knew you not my friend but you touched my life
Not only mine but that also of my wife
You see, before we learned of you
All we knew is that budgies come in blue

Well now it’s your entire fault
That I can’t blame the Supreme Gestalt
That forever and a day
I will be loved by something Grey

My two Grey life’s companions want to thank you
For opening our eyes and expanding our minds
For everything...

Freckles

Hear one, hear all
The very sad news
I’ve joined your club
I’ve paid my dues

I now know of what you speak
When needed the words you seek
Are simply just not there
Leaving you standing, gasping in despair

It’s just a bird, they say
Not knowing what that means
To have lost a friend today
As down your face a single tear streams

And time stands still, when comes the silent...

Deftness to Daftness

As I sit here watching my flock play
And wondering if they know how silly they look
While for them it’s nothing new and happens everyday
As they swing from playground cranny to bookshelf nook

Ah the funny little bird hanging by his toe
As he scrambles so valiantly up the rope
Herculean the struggle and a long way to go
Trying to look regal and not like a total dope

No other critter can go...

Sounds from the Soul

Many times throughout our History
Words of wisdom have been heard
And it really is no mystery
That the most profound of any word

Should not come from Man in all his Vanity
But from the beak of a bird
For they do not suffer our insanity
And ring true when they are heard

“What are you doing,” and “How are you today”
Slide glibly across our lips without any thought
But when our...