the cardinal is a lovely bird with his plummage red
he looks rather odd with a crest up on his head
they say he is a messenger from the lord  above
represents  the departed  of someone you really love

trying to contact you or so the story goes
wether it is true no on really knows
if he flies in to your window death is on the way
is this a myth or something people say

we may never know if the stories true
where or when the cardinal will come to visit you
is this just a story from many years ago
or is it really true will we ever know