My wife had a male canary
Just as bright as he could be.
He'd sing and call, and yell at you
Wherever you might be.
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Charlie Bird
My wife had a male canary
Just as bright as he could be.
He'd sing and call, and yell at you
Wherever you might be.
He sang solo all his life
His songs gave a special thrill.
He could always make your day
With a brilliant warbling trill.
His name was simply Charlie Bird.
His feathers: white and yellow.
His mood was always full of joy.
He was a very happy fellow.
One day Charlie started shaking,
And he could no longer sing.
We tried new herbs and medicines,
But he never flapped a wing.
Then one day he looked at me.
I knew what he tried to say.
He wasn't long for this old world,
And he died that very day.
He laid out flat upon his back;
A soldier's stance: head high.
Back-braced he lay: legs down straight.
Now only his soul could fly.
He didn't have any babies,
And he never had a mate,
But he gave us timeless happiness;
On that we can't debate.
Now Charlie Bird is a memory,
And still we miss him so.
Now he's buried, high on a hill,
Where the misty wild-winds blow.
I have tried to locate his family, but to no avail. Today is July 8,2016...hope I find them..William Dees
I need to talk with Fern. We are getting old. I love this poem. I met the bird in Taif, SA.
I wish could get in contact with Norval family. He was a true friend. I am 80 now. Time is short. But, I will see him in heaven.
Still looking for wife of Norval Johnson..pin Sam Reno.. She moved to California from Texas. Phong Johnson. Time is running out and I am getting old..
I am still looking for Phong, the wife of Norval Johnson. Norval Johnson worked in Saudi Arabia and moved to Calif about 1993. He moved to Texas where he died.
I was a friend of Sam in 1990. Fern, his wife, would cook for us guys in Saudi at the OPD compound in Tafif...Sam passed away and will be missed. William Dees.