Blue Sky Thinking

Blue Sky Thinking Which parakeet first decided to live in London? What blue sky thinking pointed him towards Hyde Park? Parakeets are not native to the UK His natural home is Africa, Or the Indian subcontinent. Now he's a naturalised Londoner He's settled unchallenged by immigration control Our climate grows warmer, more welcoming In Israel, his tribe decimate crops Like plagues of locusts In London, they compete with indigenous birds For food and nest sites. They squawk like fishwives Not an ounce of music in them All flash and grab Year on year they multiply like mice Nibbling away at the fabric Of our eco systems, bigots tell us Our parakeet settler is young: he will live for 30years Knocking competitors off the feeding perch He's got what it takes, by taking, a birdie Mafioso This is the law of the jungle, The law of Darwin