The birds flew and romped

It rained all night last night.
It rained till noon today.
The clouds cleared.
The sun shined.
The birds flew and romped
on apple, cherry and pear trees,
singing their songs:
choo, choo, choo
twit twit, twee too, twee too
kwaeyam, kwaeyam
chich, chich, chich….chich, chich
coo, coo….. coo, coo
kret, kret…..kret kret
kruch, kruch koo, kruch, kruch
caw, caw….caw, caw

There were finches, sparrows
robins, blue jays, cardinals
doves, crows and there were
some black little birds
with yellow beaks and feet.
I sat in my garden watching them.
Many came to the bird feeder to feast.
I copied their sounds as they sang
and felt I was learning how to sing
songs of joy in nature’s tongues.