The Bird Lover's Ditty

beg and borrow, said the sparrow
but I will not eat this worm
and the seagull, she's no eagle
though she's braver in a storm

both will eat your crumbs, and merry
while disdaining fruit and berry
catch you sitting, unawares
grab leftovers as if theirs

I will feed the little darlings
be they cardinals or starlings
keep an eye out for the hawks
and the squirrels they outfox

but the hummingbird, she hovers
foxgloves giving her a treat
when they kiss, like absent lovers
and the nectar, just as sweet