A Blue Jay cried
from his hidden perch
as she struggled for a moment
finishing the birth with a sudden lurch
A cry escaped her lips
just before he took a breath
starting on this journey called life
from this shared beginning, to his private d**h
The babe soon settled
at peace on the breast
and the mother in reflection
had finally found time to rest
Cool were the breezes that day
and white clouds floated in an ice blue sky
the sounds of the forest would soon resume
as the echoes settled from his first cry
Here now was nature at her finest
whispering trees singing a secret tune
a mountain brook chiming in with it's muffled tones
as the sky gave them promise of a full moon
She would hold him close
to start the bond between them now
a fat little nose, crushed to her breast
sleepy eyes, wrinkled hands and brow
And a Blue Jay was heard once again
atop the tallest of trees
hopping and squawking
first in ones, then twos; and finally threes