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Shasta the Osprey
High above the morning's mist
in the spring time skies
floating with the gentle breeze
he observes with sparkling eyes
and then without the slightest pause
he folds his wings away
and dives to snatch a spotted trout
from the shallow bay
Hidden beneath a Cyprus tree
with wonder on our face
we watch him fly off with his prize
high up to his tree top place
cause only several weeks ago
we found him in the sun
lying lifeless near the shore
wounded by some hunter's gun
My daughter said we had to help
such a noble bird
please let me take it home with me
those are the words I heard
and when the tears flowed from her eyes
what else could I say
that's how he came to be our friend
Shasta the Osprey
She whispered please don't be afraid
you will be better soon
and then we took him home that day
to bandage up his wound
she caught small fish most every morn
and fed that bird by hand
and nursed him with kind care and love
as only a young girl can
By the time spring plants began to peek
from beneath the winter's ground
Shasta was completely healed
and ready to be unbound
I told my daughter it was time
we must let Shasta go
but she cried with tear filled eyes
oh no, please daddy, NO!
I held her in my arms so close
and tried to tell her why
an Osprey belongs to the wild
if we keep him he will die
you must let Shasta fly away
you must set Shasta free
but every spring he will return
back to his Cyprus tree
Next morning as the sunlight's rays
lit up the eastern sky
we carried Shasta to the bay
to see if he could fly
my daughter said away please go
and tossed him towards the sea
and through the tears I heard her say
some day come back to me
Then through the morning's early mist
high in the spring time skies
floating with the gentle breeze
we watch him as he flies
when suddenly without a pause
he folds his wings away
and dives to snatch a spotted trout
from the shallow bay
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