The Bird's Nest

Sadly the squirrels are at it again.

They seek out the birds' nests and destroy the eggs.

This little nest had been pillaged from it's place amongst the porch ferns, the mother had abandoned it, never to return.

 

 

 

 Brown, dry, dead, silent, empty house,

 Tree-house, house in a tree,

Not any house,

The house of a bird,

A bird’s house,

A house made of sticks,

Of twigs,

And of leaves,

Small but stable,

Dirty but tidy,

A cradle,

A place of safety,

A safe-house,

Little chicks inside,

Untouchable,

Protected from the outside world,

A fortress,

The bird’s fortress,

A fortress of the sky,

In the trees,

In the forest,

Unreachable from the dangers below,

Safe,

A bird’s nest,

The bird’s nest,

Home.

 ~Fredrik Azzopardi