February 4, 2020 The Ballad of the Birdies

The Ballad of the Birdies

Said the red bird to the gold one,
“Come fly away with me!”
But the gold bird shook her feathers,
“I cannot leave with thee.”

Said the red bird to the gold one,
“We’ll blaze across the skies!”
But the gold bird trembled softly,
“I don’t think that is wise.

“We’d soar along together,
We’d fill the earth with song,
Our lives would be so happy…
…but our lifespans are not long.

One of us will go first,
The other will be left,
To think of that great parting,
Oh darling, I’m quite bereft.”

Said the red bird to the gold one,
“My dear, you are quite right;
Let’s inquire of our Maker,
He may pity us in our plight.”

The two birds twittered a prayer,
The Maker heard their sighs,
Those silly little bird brains,
With their silly little cries.

He offered a solution,
“I’ll turn you into stone.
You’ll always be together,
You’ll never be alone.”

Said the red bird to the gold one,
“Come sit close to me,”
Said the gold bird to the red one,
“I’ll never part from thee.”

Thus the two birds sit in silence,
Their feathers turned to stone,
But they’ll always be together,
They’ll never be alone.

Do you think I’ll delete this in the morning?