Mr Dove's Return

Mr Dove came flying in,
Excitement on his face.
The chickens clucked expectantly,
the ducks forgot their place.

Mrs Dove then said to him,
“What is that in your beak”,
“An olive branch my dear,
It's proof of life so to speak”.

Koala woke up with a start,
A gum leaf in his sticky hand.
He said, “What's all the noise about?
You'd think someone had sighted land.”

The squirrels went all nutty,
the turtles heads popped out.
The parrots called for Noah,
“Noah, Noah, turn this ark about.”

When Noah heard the news,
he hugged his wife and gave a cheer.
The fox then dreamed of bramble bushes,
and gave a cheeky little sneer.

The first year after the flood,
The first month of that year,
The first day of the month,
A new beginning started to come clear.


 Christian poetry by Geoffrey