The Brave Willy Wagtail Sings All Through The Year Poem by Francis Duggan

Late April in the Southern Fall does seem far from the Spring
But in the sunlit Townpark willy wagtail does sing
Australia's black and white fantail brave and cheeky for his size
To see him challenge birds as big as magpies is never a surprise
His unmistakeable song is one I often do hear
The brave willy wagtail sings all through the year
And on tree in the Parkland in the dim moonlight
I've often heard him singing in the stillness of the night
To owls and hawks and cats who on small birds do prey
His kind are in danger by night and by day
But to Nature's survivors willy wagtails belong
As the lust for survival in their kind is strong
A bird one cannot mistake by his song or his call
Sings in the Townpark in the cool of the Fall.