Baby Understands

Out in the shade of the trees in the yard,
In its cool crib is the baby;
Cooing, then kicking its feet fast and hard,
Looking above is the baby.
Ev'rything talks to the sweet baby there^___
Old Mister Blue Jay and Robin so fair^___
And they look down with a wondering air,
Chirping sweet notes to the baby.

Baby's blue eyes soon discover them there,
For he is watching, is baby;
Two hands are moving, two feet in the air,
Cooing a welcome is baby.
He understands all the notes that they sing
Of their dear birdlings that nested this spring,
And what a pleasure their raising did bring."
He understands, does the baby.

Then the wind tosses the branches around,
Just for his pleasure, knows baby,
And far above him a sky world he's found,
Blue like the eyes of the baby.
Bending above these the sky takes a peep,
Wind whispers softly, "Thy mamma will keep
Baby from harm"^___and he's now fast asleep;
He understands, does the baby.

^__Ed Blair.