Oh my sparrow!

"House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)- Male in Kolkata I IMG 5904"
 by J.M.Garg (Through Wikipedia)

Specks of dust lace the window pane,

I ponder upon this concrete jungle's bane.

I sip my tea, I steal a slurp.

Be still my heart, was that a chirp?

A glimpse of feathers, chestnut brown

One of the few sparrows left in our town.

I stayed still, I watched as it perched.

How many parks for it had I searched!

It twitched its tail and chirped aloud,

It stomped its feet , invoking a dust cloud.

The tuft of brown rolled about in the hole,

Flinging dust like a naughty troll.

Finally it hopped into the chimney vent,

Its home amidst the mortar and cement.

I moved to the kitchen like a cat

And soon I heard their raucous spat.

About the post: 

This poem is based on my chance encounter with a sparrow on an idle day. I was pleasantly surprised to see a sparrow make its way into the chimney duct/vent and what followed was incessant chirping for quite some time. I am yet to make a call for repairing the vent/duct but I do not want to displace the elusive sparrows (Please take note that the chimney is not in use so they are completely safe). Time and again I have come across articles that discuss the dwindling numbers and sighting of sparrows in Delhi NCR. I consider myself lucky to have spotted them around my house.