The Little Talking Bird

Janice stared precociously
Through her bedroom window,
And saw a tiny hummingbird
To which she said, ‘hello’.

This rare and gifted creature
Heard the young girl’s greeting,
And thoughtfully exchanged hello’s,
So gracious toward this meeting…

At first, she was completely stunned,
But then her smile beamed –
A hummingbird just spoke to her,
At least that’s what it seemed…

She called to brother Joseph
To meet this talking bird,
But he just laughed and shook his head,
And replied she was absurd!

The hummingbird got frightened
By the little girl’s pleas,
So he flew away, distrustfully,
And hid behind some trees.

She would never question
That this bird was really real –
But never did she tell a soul,
For fear of much ordeal.

The knowledge of a crazy fool
Can close an open mind;
But saner folks will doubt this, too,
And never act so blind!