The happy, chirping, cheery, cherished song?
The city cacophony muted, dimmed their voice
Drummed out by noise they had no choice
The city sparrow seems the bravest of all
But I do not hear the fair Robin’s call
Even the Blue Jay has left the city park
He’s gone off to find a mate before dark
A woodpecker once lived behind a brownstone
But he is there no more, his work dethroned
The city barren of songbird’s happy sounds
Concrete and steel, nature cannot rebound
Sea gulls come up from the east side
Flying in the city canyons with pride
But they too are silent in their flight
A welcome diversion they leave by night
Pigeons claim the streets as their own
Their flocks bring not a whimper but roam
Somewhere nature is beckoning our desire
It’s beauty yet to set our hearts on fire
The loss of the dulcet sounds of nature that soothe
Soon enough, you yourself may be silenced and brood.
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