Love birds in the cage
At times sage at times rage
Male enterprising Greenie , his name
Female whip smart, Bluey , her name
It took me a little while to befriend the two
Never had a pet ,Other than a fish or two
Greenie was the one
Who made calls for the feed
Bluey made sure she was the first to eat
Greenie the chivalrous, would wait for his turn
Bluey ,always on a diet , quickly she ate
Greenie ate to his Heart's content
Together they would sing
And swung
On their little swing
Born in captivity
They had wings ,but never did they fly
Or
Maybe never did they try
Fly fly fly away... I'd say
Probably... Possibly ....
Never ....ever ...never they'd say
Happy in the cage ,with each other
They knew ,no other way
Love birds ,as they say
I had a pair of love birds in year 2016 , lovely they were , intelligent and lovable .
Lost them to a preying eagle , usually kept the cage outdoors during the day.
One afternoon as I left the cage outdoors ,as I was out for some work , it was heartbreaking to see the two dead in the cage , on my return.
I could only imagine how valiantly greenie must have fought the eagle.
I do have another pair , got one on my younger son's insistence, it was him who got the first pair as well .