"Blue Birds"

Once a little girl wondered, thought and questioned too
Yes she wondered why, oh why the sky is blue.
Mama looked at her and gave a thoughtful smile
And she gave an answer lacking in all guile.

“Many many blue birds flew away from home,
Wanted just to journey ‘til they filled a tome.
Travelled far and wide they saw so many sights,
Only feared adventure when they saw the nights.

When the morning rose they met and found the sun,
Liked him just so well that friendship had begun.
That’s when they decided they would never part,
Now they never wander, partners in his art.”

Now that little girl knew why the sky was blue:
Blue birds and the sun had a friendship very true.
Night had turned to day and the day had turned to night
Where were all the blue birds when it hit midnight?


Emily