The nest in the hollow wall
perfect in its symmetry;
empty with success,its work well done
siblings in the garden now
tired parents anxious watch
the cat and magpie and the rat,
children of their own to feed,
think no more of hunting robins
than they of chasing worms.
each day, just like our world
well worth the fight.
Chose with care the conflicts
learn when to retreat and give in,
there is yet another day
learn from robin-red-breast
chirping Christmas Day.