The mynah came to my window today 
She warbled a happy song 
She bobbed her head, waiting to be fed 
And her little mate trilled along 

The man on the street looked at me 
As I plied my usual route 
He didn’t beg, but his eyes said 
I’d be grateful for some food

The server brought my coffee and smiled 
His eyes were big and bright 
He had good news, to share with those 
Who would talk to him a while

The little child came out to the porch 
Holding her favourite doll 
There she sat, for her beloved Dad 
For when up the path he’d walk 

The earth embraces our right and wrong faces  
Holding every atom together 
For when we’d awake and for our own sake 
We would ease her burden a feather  

The mynahs were fed and off they went 
The man on the street did the same 
The server smiled, the atoms danced a while 
But Earth, she looks on and waits