{"id":43040,"date":"2019-10-28T16:06:49","date_gmt":"2019-10-28T16:06:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/?p=43040"},"modified":"2019-10-28T16:13:09","modified_gmt":"2019-10-28T16:13:09","slug":"the-birds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/2019\/10\/the-birds\/","title":{"rendered":"The birds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Conflict does exist alas<br \/>\nBetween car owners and birds<br \/>\nParking underneath the trees<br \/>\nSome can be lost for words<br \/>\nLiving in a forest<br \/>\nIn nature so to say<br \/>\nAnd complaining about wild life<br \/>\nIt\u2019s simply not the way<\/p>\n<p>You do get zero tolerance<br \/>\nFrom the remorseless kind<br \/>\nThey say they live the spirit<br \/>\nBut in fact most are just blind<br \/>\nThey say they like the woods and trees<br \/>\nAnd the birds and bee\u2019s they do<br \/>\nBut deep down inside their selfishness<br \/>\nIt\u2019s simply isn\u2019t true<\/p>\n<p>Birds diets mostly consist of<br \/>\nVegetables and fruits<br \/>\nLess sulphides and more nitrogen<br \/>\nFrom all the leaves and roots<br \/>\nBirds fly so they need to<br \/>\nEvacuate a lot<br \/>\nAnd owners get all grumpy<br \/>\nWhen it really hits the spot<\/p>\n<p>If fresh and wet it\u2019s easy<br \/>\nTo clean it off the car<br \/>\nBut if it dries it isnt wise<br \/>\nScraping if we are<br \/>\nScraping at the paintwork<br \/>\nOur precious car can be<br \/>\ndamaged  by the bird poop<br \/>\nThat comes down out of the tree<\/p>\n<p>We must have understanding<br \/>\nAnd always try to share<br \/>\nGod made birds made animals<br \/>\nAnd they are everywhere<br \/>\nPutting up the bird sheets<br \/>\nOr the teeth along the boughs<br \/>\nIs unfeeling, it\u2019s revealing<br \/>\nAnd it disallows<\/p>\n<p>Wildness to be making<br \/>\nAn offering to all<br \/>\nThe car leaks oil and fluids<br \/>\nAnd pollutes too<br \/>\nAnd the call<br \/>\nNationally is to reduce<br \/>\nThe evils of the car<br \/>\nWe have to be more lenient<br \/>\nAnd know who we are<\/p>\n<p>We  believe that it accelerates<br \/>\nThe rusting of the car<br \/>\nWe know we have read it somewhere<br \/>\nIn that way birds don\u2019t star<br \/>\nHigh in when we park<br \/>\nAnd in the dark we fail to see<br \/>\nWe actually are parking underneath a tree<\/p>\n<p>Trees give us our oxygen<br \/>\nAnd we need that air<br \/>\nWe do not need the WiFi<br \/>\nTo breathe we have to share<br \/>\nThe environment we live in<br \/>\nWith the birds we have to feel<br \/>\nIt\u2019s right to wipe the poop away<br \/>\nNot To try to conceal<\/p>\n<p>Traps and wraps and teeth<br \/>\nAnd ways<br \/>\nTo kill off kingdom come<br \/>\nWe must give back share more and see<br \/>\nThat not everyone is as numb<br \/>\nAs the selfish city dwellers<br \/>\nWho won\u2019t even feed the birds<br \/>\nAnd given half the chance<br \/>\nWell of course are lost for words<\/p>\n<p> Before you buy your home in the woods<\/p>\n<p>Think are you a woodsman are you caring<\/p>\n<p>If not stay in the city<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Conflict does exist alas Between car owners and birds Parking underneath the trees Some can be lost for words Living in a forest In nature so to say And complaining about wild life It\u2019s simply not the way You do &hellip; 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