A still morning calm
birds are singing
The sun peeks over the horizon
A gentle pink in the skies
The world slowly awakes to the melody in the air
An orchestra of birds singing as one
Eagerly awaiting the new day

Meanwhile humans are waking up

None of them are singing

Most are oblivious to the dawn chorus outside

As they reach for their smartphones

To escape into a virtual world

The birds are still singing

As the human chorus erupts

Clicks pings and tweets fill their air

Earbuds shut out the real world

Human speech is dying forgotten skill

As thumbs spell out texts and posts

The birds keep singing

Nature has no need for social media