Baby Wrens Leave The Nest

Baby Wrens Leave the Nest
by Larry Linville

The wren house is so vacant today
Two baby wrens went out to play.
They aimed for the sky but went to the ground.
Failure compelled their little hearts to pound.

They both looked around with a birdie smirk
And wondered, “Is this the way these wings work?”
They tried hard to overcome the suspense
and fluttered awkwardly up to the fence.

Doubtful if they could pass this rugged test,
they took a look back to their comfy nest.
Unsure if they knew how to make that flight
They tried to examine their shaky plight.

They fluttered here and they fluttered there
With parents watching from far, with care.
I’m told that the chirping sounds they made
Was a parents way of giving aid.

“You can do it, we know you can,
to see you fly has been our plan.”
Babies replied “We hear what you say!”
They lifted their wings and flew away.

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