Hummingbirds dart and dash
Competing with his brother
Natural behavior for them
They don’t try to be clever
On a sunny day, it’s rapture
Watching them flying about
On a rainy day, we empathize
But then again, we have no clout
Blackbirds are bluish-black
When they catch the sun
Just plain black against the clouds
Tree to tree having fun
All of the birds seem busy
Surviving by instinct and luck
They have no agenda we know of
Except to avoid being plucked
Large birds feed on small birds
This is the way of life
We are vague in understanding
Cannot see any of their strife
Blackbirds are like family
They watch out for each other
A lot like human beings with
Love for sister and brother
We don’t know what they’re thinking
They react according to nature
It will remain to us a mystery
But still are lovely creatures
We don’t know what we are doing
About half of the time we’re awake
A lot could be learned by watching them
And we need learning for goodness sake
Stanski
May 25, 2022, ^
Steve Haarman 