Your Favorite Pet

I sit on my perch and look all around,
Bright colored feathers cling to me bound,
Together in red, yellow, green and blue,
A little macaw parrot who depends on you.

I don’t eat much and make no mess,
I cannot fly far and sleep even less,
While ship’s decks are fine with mattee’s ahoy,
My hope is to give you pleasure and joy.

Among my friends I’m loved and adored,
So still am I, you may think I am bored,
Surprise for you, I’m from a potter’s wheel,
Not speaking or breathing, no pulse to feel.

Watching you and your cat, and birds fly by,
I live my life on your cozy lanai.