Patience vs. Eagerness

If it takes a regular

mourning dove

poised on a fence post

as an example

of performing patience

gracefully,

a flock

of intermittent Blue Jays

will arrive with eagerness,

brutally

emptying the birdfeeder.

Charlie

Had a big doggie, who’s name was Charlie

Nighttime he liked to bark, no sleep for us.

Just moved his dog house, new pad was gnarly,

Broke loose from his chain, hit by a school bus

Maybe not a bus, but car, or a truck

Whoever hit him left him there to die

Poor little doggy never had good luck

Died ‘fore I had a chance to say good-bye

I hope there’s a heaven for all my dogs

They all mean so much, hate for them to go

Next pet should be a bucket full of frogs

‘Cause I probably wouldn't miss them so

Chuck was a good dog, though he barked a lot

His brother will miss him, poor old Foxtrot.