The Balooga Bird's Song

If you’ve lain awake
In the middle of the night,
An hour before daybreak

To be precise -
You may have heard
the Balooga Bird.

It's incredibly small -
Just half an inch tall
And because it is such

A diminutive thing
It can barely sing
Above a soft hush

So it waits until
The day disappears
And the night goes still

And if it's small ears
Hear the faintest sound
Like a leaf falling down

Or an owl’s low hoot
It will stop and go mute
But if all is just right

It will sing in the night
And release from its throat
The three sweetest notes

You ever will hear
So pure and so clear
So full of delight

They'll repeat in your ear
For the rest of your life