"The Gimme Gimme Bird" by Haley Ryan

Blue Heron (plate 79) by Eleazar Albin

I was swinging in the park with my younger cousin, when

I looked over and saw she had a bag of

popcorn.  As I swung by I said, "gimme, gimme."  She

looked around and then went back to eating popcorn.  On my

next pass I said, "Gimme Gimme" again.  This time

my cousin looked at me and asked, "Did you hear that bird say 'gimme gimme'?"  I said, "No, I

was saying 'gimme gimme.'"  She

looked at me for a while and then said, "So

you're the gimme bird, would like some

popcorn?"

~poem inspired by dialog~