A Chirpy Day

Not a day you miss

Never late by a minute

As I lazily curl myself inside the cover

I hear you flying past my window

Chatting happily with your mates

Where do you go so regularly?

Wonder how you are so punctual

What is it that keeps you so active

Which purpose drives you so compulsively

Why do I lack your discipline?

I find your kind here and there during the day

Busy indulging in something

Oblivious to the humdrum all around

Each one with a definite purpose

Totally sincere in its efforts

I hear a chirp here and a chirp there

Adding color to my mundane routine

I wish I could understand your language

To hear what your friends are chatting about

In such sweet voices all the time

After a busy day as I look out from my balcony

Lost in my own thoughts

You happily return with your huge flock

Fluttering zealously and chirping with cheer

Again, never late, always on time

The beautiful scene of your homecoming

Distracts me from my thoughts

As you settle down on the trees 

Totally hidden among the leaves

I curse the axe!