Little Bird

I turned to see a little bird, hopping in a tree, and as I was watching him, he was watching me…

What do you see little bird hopping up that tree?

Perhaps an unsuspecting bug, breakfast for thee.

Joy comes in many disguises sometimes we don’t see

While we are watching something, we are what they see…

A baby playing, a woman walking, a child singing with all his might…

The world is turning, children learning, to do and say what’s right…

Setting an example our lives will always be…

Shining in the darkness for many an eye to see.

What will they see when they look at me?

Complaining, criticizing, happy or honesty?

Am I someone they want around, or do they run from me?

Lessons from the little bird, hopping up a tree…

While I am seeing him, what does he see?

~Marla Shaw O’Neill February 24, 2021

Ecclesiastes 10:19-20 The Message

¹⁹Laughter and bread go together, And wine gives sparkle to life— But it’s money that makes the world go around.

²⁰Don’t bad-mouth your leaders, not even under your breath, And don’t abuse your betters, even in the privacy of your home. Loose talk has a way of getting picked up and spread around. Little birds drop the crumbs of your gossip far and wide.