blessed i am
to wake surrounded
by bird songs multifarious
each with their signature calls
saying ...
where’s my mate
we need to perpetuate
driven by nature’s code
keeping within my mode
where’s my mate
we need to perpetuate
alive and in my prime
now is our time
where’s my mate
we need to perpetuate
i’m looking to find
a lover of my kind
where’s my mate
we need to perpetuate
joyous chirping, tweeting, whistling
warbling, crowing and wooing
in a chorus of overtures
invitations to the nub of life,
procreation
waking up in the bush