A New Bird on the Stones

A new bird on the stones
Weak and fading in the heat
Too young to know lost
Only just cognizant of alone

Strength enough to persevere
To make it to this hour
And yet unable to overcome
The elements of nature's plan

I consider moving it into shade
For a more comfortable death
But I concede all that will do
Is give a predator a cooler meal

Knowing it's too late to save it
I stanch a tear and turn away
Sometimes the hardest thing to do
Is nothing, and remain still.