The Parakeet Sings
She was a vocal part of the family
Singing there all her days
She green and yellow very beautifully
And eating fruit in her cage
All the days she was a twitter
As if breaking news
The excitement there very contagious
With the dog excited too
Both the little pussy cats
Loved to paw at her
As if they ever had a chance
With a bird that uttered words
Occasionally she would say
There wasn’t enough room
And I heard that she said
She’d be leaving soon
She lived there many more days
In the childrens’ minds
And they recalled that fateful day
She broke free and climbed