The Bird

(9/15/12) I saw a bird perched on a tree I looked at him and he looked at me. The strangest bird that I ever did see He had a tail about four inches long With that body it did not belong. He had a body smaller than a sparrow With a beak long and narrow. He made a sound that I never heard Not like one you'd hear from a bird. It was not like the sounds of a love bird Canary, or cockatoo, but a soft whistle Which filled the air, and with all Living things it wanted to share. It was like a hypnotic sound And turned my head completely around. His soft whistling cry was like A call to the wild Brought flocks of birds Of every color and style. Landing on every branch of the tree And left no empty space that I could see. This was the most beautiful sight that I had ever saw, and I knew I will see it no more. © L. RAMS