On Hearing A Rufous Whistler During A Thundershower

The rumblings of thunder in the overcast sky And cows stand close to cypress to shelter and keep dry And lightening quickly follow each heavy thunder blast And wind is rising to a gale and rain is falling fast. And through the peals of thunder the voice of bird i hear The little rufous whistler is singing somewhere near He always sings when noise is rife and the sound the thunder make Cause song that sleep within his heart to suddenly awake. So many more before me have asked the question why The rufous whistler whistles when thunder's in the sky? And at sound of big machinery he burst forth into song Perhaps he love the sound of noise and with it sing along. The rumblings of thunder near close of Summer day And rufous whistler singing on tree not far away And wind is rising to a gale and rain is falling fast And lightening quickly follow each heavy thunder blast. --------------------