Birds

In the early morning

When the breeze was blowing

And I was on the rooftop, exercising

I saw a lot of birds coming and going

Over the skies that I can proudly claim as mine

I saw those feathers putting straws in their mouths

And swiftly returning

Ignoring everything else,

For building up their nests

Among them was a sparrow, unimaginably small;

It surprised me, but it did not notice me there at all

Busy in trying to eat the early morning food,

Unlike other birds that ignored their stomachs' breakfast call

At first, the sparrow could not eat

Food fell from its mouth as if a cheat

But the little one did not give up on its efforts at all

After a lot of trying, the sparrow finally ate the puffed rice,

Breaking it further to suit the size of its mouth, when most people were in a slumber

The sparrow had filled its stomach, leaving me to wonder...