Front Door Nester

 

It sat upon the front door light well made

Needing to move the roost before the eggs arrived

 

The human carried the empty nest to the barn

Settling it down on a rough hewn beam

 

Instructing the mother-to-be kindly yet firmly

To find a more convenient place for the children

 

Overnight the nester built a new grand liar

Straw and mud anchored to the same black lamp

 

Resigned she was allowed to stay as the human

Studied robin gestation and maiden flight

 

The doorway remained dark four weeks

Using the old porch door an inconvenience

 

Respectfully observed the babies arrived

Fed by a proper mother working full time

 

Feathers filled in on popping heads

Exposed wide mouths lusted for food

 

It would be a Friday the human surprised

Grieved the empty nest

 

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