April #PAD Challenge, Day 8: Write a "ready to celebrate" poem

Day 8: Write "ready to celebrate" poem.

When I was a boy, my father told me that I could catch a bird by sneaking up behind it and sprinkling salt on its tail. Of course, I believed him. And of course, I could never get close enough.

This spring, my great niece Elliana really wants to catch a robin. I suggested the salt technique. She's been trying her hardest since, but no success yet. This "ready to celebrate" poem is for her.

 

ELLIANA

Stalking robins

with a shaker

of salt.

 

Try to catch one 

by sprinkling

a few grains

on its tail.

 

Three years old,

every day of spring

a celebration.