Resident Goose
By Belle Schmidt
I’m a wise bird, a sky bird, a wild bird and shy,
I’m a park bird, an ark bird with no need to fly.
I’m a big bird, a banded bird, eating grass and corn,
I love to honk hello to each new Colorado morn.
I’ll never be a migrant bird, flying the trackless sky,
I’m a sleek bird, a fat bird, who hates to say goodbye.
I’m a tame bird, a local bird, swimming lakes and ponds
I love the Front Range view — why venture far beyond?
I’m a resident goose and step with waddling gait.
I’m a stay-here goose and have a stay-here mate.
No going south for me; no unseen path to follow,
Only gravel paths: I’m no Capistrano swallow.
By Belle Schmidt
I’m a wise bird, a sky bird, a wild bird and shy,
I’m a park bird, an ark bird with no need to fly.
I’m a big bird, a banded bird, eating grass and corn,
I love to honk hello to each new Colorado morn.
I’ll never be a migrant bird, flying the trackless sky,
I’m a sleek bird, a fat bird, who hates to say goodbye.
I’m a tame bird, a local bird, swimming lakes and ponds
I love the Front Range view — why venture far beyond?
I’m a resident goose and step with waddling gait.
I’m a stay-here goose and have a stay-here mate.
No going south for me; no unseen path to follow,
Only gravel paths: I’m no Capistrano swallow.
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