Contest prompt:
Write a poem that tells a short stoy about differences – could be people or animals.
Little Blue
a small parakeet
Meatloaf
a baby robin
A preened feather here
A nit plucked there
Their differences didn’t matter
in the deed of giving care.
-Leika
Author’s Note:
The images are not the best, they are from long ago. You can read more about Little Blue & Meatloaf’s friendship in Express Compassion to All Living Things.