the sun came up on a beautiful summer morning
he watched the spectacle from his bedroom
his wife slept soundly
she wore an eye pillow to prevent light waking her
he got up, moving slowly to not disturb her
hot tea was his priority
taking his tea out to the deck so he could look over the water
ospreys were flying in the bay
watching the ospreys nest building
laying twigs on a platform in the bay
the couple worked in relays
relentlessly adding more to the nest
some of the twigs fell into the water
they were undeterred
they kept building in relays
flying back to a tree on the waterline
landing on a fixed branch
then taking off and ripping it off the tree
sometimes the branches were really big
the bird could hardly fly with it
but they kept on going
the instinct to reproduce is intense
they wanted to make a nest
they wanted to raise babies
his thoughts wandered
he went back inside the bedroom
gently arousing his wife with a kiss
“it’s too early in the morning” she screamed
she rolled over and buried her face in the covers
he went back outside to watch the nest building
his tea was cold
the ospreys continued to nest-build
he threw away the cold tea
made another hot cup
went inside to watch sports on TV
he put the TV on max volume
soon after she started to text
“turn it down”
he turned off the TV
went for a walk
He met a beautiful lady walking
they got talking about ospreys
he never returned home
the ospreys raised a family
His tea never went cold again
Cheeky Monkey Poetry 