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JOSIE'S POEMS
Bird Poems for Children/
Performance Poems
By Josie Whitehead
THE CUCKOO
By Josie Whitehead
The cuckoo is a dove-sized bird
Who differs from the rest.
The mother cuckoo lays her eggs
In someone else’s nest.
'Cuckoo', cries mother from the tree,
'Cuckoo, cuckoo, cuckoo -
The joy of all my motherhood,
I gladly leave with you.'
The cuckoo is a wicked bird -
Her work she leaves for others.
Her baby chick now shares its nest
With stepsisters and brothers.
'Cuckoo,' cries mother from the tree;
'Cuckoo, cuckoo, cuckoo -
The joy of all my motherhood,
I gladly leave with you.'
The cuckoo is a lazy bird
And watches with a smirk -
Whilst some poor bird, quite unaware,
Is doing all her work.
'Cuckoo,' cries mother from the tree;
'Cuckoo, cuckoo, cuckoo -
The joy of all my motherhood,
I gladly leave with you.'
The baby cuckoo screams for food
With a loud and plaintiff cry
And the smaller birds within the nest
Are sadly left to die.
'Cuckoo,' cries mother from the tree;
'Cuckoo, cuckoo, cuckoo -
When, next year, you return with me,
You’ll do the same thing too.'
Copyright on all my poems
The Cuckoo - RSPB
