Nature’s Courtin’ of the Birds

By jking Mar 1, 2019

Nature’s Courtin’ of the Birds

Oh, the courtin’ is a-startin’ and the ladybirds are tartin’
Themselves up to meet their Beau’s who are lining up in rows.
Lady Thrush is in the tree and here comes number three
To try to court her favour, but he needs to be much braver!

She’s being very coy and he’s trying hard, poor boy
With his feathers all a-quiver, it gives me quite a shiver
To watch this grand display, but to his great dismay
She won’t give an inch, only a brief look at a pinch.

He thought all was lost, but her beautiful head she tossed
And, hopping higher up the tree, her call said “Follow me”
With a cry of sheer delight he quickly took to flight
And landing lightly on her bough he’s feeling better now

As a spectator of the show of Lady Bird and her Beau
‘Tis a privilege to observe Nature’s courtin’ of the birds.

About the author

jking

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I'm a holistic therapist and medical secretary living in the North East of England. When I was 15 years old I wrote a short story for a school English assignment with the remit of putting yourself in the place of someone else. My story involved a person trapped at the bottom of cliffs with the tide coming in looking back over their life. The English teacher gave me a D (I was used to A's) and wrote "How can a dead person tell a story?". That comment knocked my confidence until the last couple of years when my husband encouraged me to enter a local short story competition. My story was an updated version of that original essay. It was published this year in the short story competition anthology book. I've now got the confidence to move forward, writing a series of books based on my life experiences and with a message you should never give up on something you love. I love writing, am loving life and strive to pass a little of that feeling on to anyone who isn't in quite such a good place.