Early Warning System

 

I’ve learned to trust the Blue Jay’s call

from overhead or forest deep

they warn of danger great or small

 

a warning that goes out to all

protecting chickens that I keep

I’ve learned to trust the Blue Jay’s call

 

a time or two that I recall

woken from my morning sleep

they warn of danger great or small

 

in summer, winter, spring or fall

their information’s what I reap

I’ve learned to trust the Blue Jay’s call

 

appear from nowhere like a squall

in trees above the compost heap

they warn of danger great or small

 

and standing by an old stone wall

I hear that same familiar peep

I’ve learned to trust the Blue Jay’s call

they warn of danger great or small