After a while there was a round hole in the cherry tree.
This hole the woodpecker lined with grass.
It became the nest which one day held three eggs.
Still later, there were three baby birds in the nest.
We liked to watch the woodpeckers feed the baby birds.
One day the birds disappeared, and the nest was empty.
Now I am hoping that next year there will be another nest in our cherry tree.
The Building of the Nest
They’ll come to the apple tree—Robin and all the rest—
When the orchard branches are fair to see,