No Rest For The Weary (my baby killdeer)

No Rest For The Weary (my baby killdeer)


Killdeer in alarm
Around the nest
The babies have hatched
No time for rest.

The cats all come calling
During the night
Mother killdeer
Sounds the alarm with fright.

The chicks do all scatter
During the day
Running this way then that
No time for play.

Father killdeer
With diversion in mind
Distracts all the hunters
No chicks will they find.

This vicious cycle
Continues night and day
Through snow and rain
Even hot sun ray.

Twice now this year
From January through July
I have watched chicks grow
Then off they did fly
My baby killdeer.

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