Valor

“Weep!” says Lucille,
the brave cockatiel,
Watching the world from her swing.
But just let her out –
there’s danger about!
And she can’t wait to hurry back in(g). ;-)

Then “weep!” sounds again
From our valorous friend;
She’s up for another encounter.
She ventures outside –
Oh, no! Run and hide!
Sometimes it’s all such a downer.

But it’s hard to stand tall
Ninety grams - that’s just small.
And the wide world is all so much bigger!
She’s “hard-wired” to fly
When danger comes by –
God's given those wings a hair trigger.

(With apologies to Woody, who really is quite brave for a cockatiel, and to anyone who chances to read this. Sometimes you just gotta get silly.........)