My Friend Is A Mockingbird Poem by Michael Chau

I have a friend. I think he's a he.
I really don't think it matters to me.
He's a great singer. Oh he loves to sing songs.
Every note, the pitches, are never wrong.
His nickname is Dave. I don't know what his real one.
I don't think he can really tell me, so the mystery is, kind of, fun.
He loves to just hang around, and he gets his own space.
And he has that certain look that your memory can't erase.
He's not that tall, and I don't think he is very bright.
But don't let that fool you, he has a lot of might.
He actually flew here, no one knows where his home is.
Well, I hope he come's more often, that is my wish.
He comes when he can and that is what I love.
And he always come from up above.
My friend is a Mockingbird with the beak and wings.
With him, I think I can do almost anything.
When he's with me, I can tell him anything.
And he'll just sit there and listens to everything.
When we play hide-and-seek, he always wins.
'Cause there's not a lot of places I can hide in.
Dave is not just my friend, he's my best friend.
And I know our friendship will never end.
But, sadly, one day, Dave had to go.
And he didn't come back, why, I don't know.
So I sat there and waited for him to come back.
How much time went by, I didn't keep track.
As time went by I soon had to quit.
He's not coming back and that was it.
After that I had to move on.
All I know is that my best friend is gone.
But wait, what's that floating in the horizon.
Three creatures flying, coming closer, it made my eyes lit.
Can it be? I think that it is.
It's my Dave floating with 'her' two new kids.
This had lifted my spirits and lit up my world.
Dave wasn't a boy, she was a girl.
Now I have three new friends to fly over and play.
We can play a bunch of games and we can do it all day.
Look at Dave's new kds, they look so much the same.
Wait. That reminds me, I think Dave should have a new name.
Something real sweet, This has to be good.
I feel like it should also fit the mood.
I think I've got a good one, and her kids will agree.
How about naming her Malerie.
I don't want to name the kids, I'll probably get it wrong.
But, like their mother, they sing such sweet songs.
This is the date I will always remember.
2010, on the 31st of December.