as I sit and watch the day
the birds I know are singing
in their very special way
The cat is chasing mice
around the new cut lawn
and the owls are up there sleeping
but soon they'll hunt till dawn
The tiny little creatures
that live around my house
are scurrying through the undergrowth
and chatting with a mouse
The leaves are gathering sunlight
photosynthesis in full flow
and rain is falling gently
to where raindrops usually go
The clouds drift by in sequence
across the dulling sky
and the child whose fell and skinned his knee
has a teardrop in his eye
The grass is getting greener
and the weeds pop up their heads
while the flowers bloom so brightly
in their well tilled earthy beds
The hustle of the city
is but a few miles away
as I watch the blackbird singing
on the branches as they sway
I'm only looking out the window
through the double glazing
and yet I know this all goes on
isn't life amazing