Bird Poetry

The chanting begins before dawn outside my window to the rainforest, "I'm here!", "I'm here!" echoes down the valley beside "Baker!, Baker!", here , there and everywhere. The morning census has begun. Who did survive the night? Who does welcome the day? "Napier, napier!" wants to be counted.. "Zit, zit, zit!" submits with "Three" a long way. "I told you so, I told you so!", joins the chorus and affirms the moment. "Argu,argu!" like pebbles grinding, protests, "Who woke us?" "Make jou-jou now!, all make jou-jou". Call and response all day and then, twilight, and silent expectations of a long night.