</>By knowledge, God has given the bird <br />To teach us all about true love. <br />She builds her nest, and raises her young <br />With wisdom from the Father above. <br />She daily gathers food for them, <br />And tenderly feeds them beak to beak, <br />The way in which she cares for her young <br />Is so beautiful and unique. <br />She lovingly gathers her brood, <br />And covers them beneath her wings <br />To shelter them from the elements <br />And from every harmful thing. <br /> Oh, what precious story is heard <br /> In the 'love of the mother bird.'<br /><br />Walterrean Salley<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-sonnet-for-the-mother-bird/
