His Breeding Ground Poem by Francis Duggan

His breeding ground the bird defends in song
But those who say his song is born of joy have got it all wrong
Or 'tis not out of love he feels compelled to sing
No song to him perhaps is just a territorial thing
Is he that different to human kind
In our sort too aggression you will find
Our borders too we do fight to defend
And to make a foe we often lose a friend
To birds and animals in some of our behaviour we relate
We even have to compete for a mate
As is often is the case of man and wife
That they do not remain that way for life
His breeding ground the bird in song defend
And at breeding time even his own kind not his friend.