The Thorn Bird

Beneath the fronds of the Yggdrasil tree

The Thorn Bird squawks his mating call

A forlorn sound that disturbs the reverie

Desolate refrains that will never enthrall

 

That fruitless pursuit to captivate a mate

Drives a Thorn Bird to ineffable despair

A passion of living that it can never sate

A yearning in life that it can never share

 

Thus the Thorn Bird begins a final quest

Searching the trees for that perfect thorn

A parting descant is life’s solitary behest

An air to please the heart of any Unicorn

 

With the perfect thorn, sought and found

On that perfect thorn the Thorn bird dies

Lifecycle's one song is a beautiful sound

With the ultimate note, the Phoenix flies

Author's Note

Thorn Bird - A mythical bird that searches for thorn trees from the day it is hatched. When it finds the perfect thorn, it impales itself, and sings the most beautiful song ever heard as it dies.

Yggdrasil - In Norse mythology, the Yggdrasil is the tree of life.

Unicorn - The unicorn is a mythical animal that has been described since antiquity as a beast with a large, pointed, spiraling horn projecting from its forehead.

Phoenix - In Greek mythology, a phoenix is a long-lived bird that is cyclically regenerated or reborn.