On Lame Magpie Larks

With her very sore right foot one could not help but feel sorry for the poor little thing How will she cope at her breeding time in the early Spring Building her cup shaped nest of mud on fork of branch of tree And her partner too lame though not as lame as she Is but the task of nest building for them in their state Of visible impairment for them might prove too great Since they may not be able to defend a challenge from their own kind in their side of the park To keep a territory not easy for a lame magpie lark. How often in the park I hear them call out pee wee Not rare though they do seem quite lovely to me Black and white like miniature magpies but less aggressive by far And with other birds less likely to go to war. Both visibly lame though she more so than her mate Their handicaps all sorts of problems for them may create Especially in their breeding Season which is not far away That their future not looking good for them does seem sad to say.