"On Nest Building"
by Carol Lyn Pearson
Mud is not bad for nest building.
Mud and sticks
And a fallen feather or two will do
And require no reaching.
I could rest there, with my tiny ones,
Sound for the season, at least.
But—
If I may fly awhile—
If I may cut through a sunset going out
And a rainbow coming back,
Color upon color sealed in my eyes—
If I may have the unboundaried skies
For my study,
Clouds, cities, rivers for my rooms—
If I may search the centuries
For melody and meaning—
If I may try for the sun—
I shall come back
Bearing such beauties
Gleaned from God’s and man’s very best.
I shall come filled.
And then—
Oh, the nest that I can build!
HOME: the place where a person (or family) lives; one's dwelling place; specif., the house, apartment, etc. where one lives or is living temporarily; living quarters.
We are very much like birds. We work extremely hard building our houses. We work even harder making these house's a real home. We work hard designing our home's comfort and appeal. We want our family member's to stay awhile. We work very hard making our "nest" a place we all want to live in.
NEST: a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
A nest is a place of refuge to hold an animal's eggs and/or provide a place to live or raise offspring. They are usually made of some organic material such as twigs, grass, and leaves; or may simply be a depression in the ground, or a hole in a tree, rock or building. Human-made materials, such as string, plastic, cloth, hair or paper, may be used.
The urge to prepare an area for the building of a nest is referred to as the nesting instinct and may occur in both mammals and birds.
Having the blog name, Inspired Nesting, I love your post. These are great definitions of nests/nesting. :) Tks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThank you for visiting my blog and becoming a follower because it gave me the opportunity to discover your blog & become a follower. Isn't blogland fun? Love your blog title and the comparison of humans (mainly women) to birds (& animals) in nest building. The Man has always referred to our home as my nest & I like that.
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