Tea Bird Haiku

istening to the children counting to 10 the bird hides amongst hedges caught by a child the bird runs up into the sky playing tag amongst cloud & sky swallows near now far far now near bird plays with distances noises of the outside inside the inside noises outside “Tea? ” bird in tree answers: “Oh yes please! ” bird in tree answers: “Oh yes please! to all our questions only our questions prompt bird to speak as we chat the bird listens intently as soon as a question emerges the bird answers...