Can Animals Talk With Each Other?
I heard a blue jay squawking.
It wasn’t me he was mocking.
He was saying things, I was sure.
I just couldn’t tell what they were.
Then, I heard a crow caw loudly.
He seemed to be talking proudly.
Then a squirrel was making noise.
He wasn’t playing with any toys.
He was chattering at another.
Better that than fight with each other.
A song bird seemed to be singing.
Ducks quacked, while overhead winging.
The language of nature was there.
You could hear it anytime anywhere.
It would be great to know what they say.
I went inside and asked my African Gray.
“Polly wants a cracker” was all he said.
“Clam up dummy” Was I out of my head?
He only repeats what I taught him.
I just asked him on a whim.
“Do animals talk with one another?”
“Do you argue with your mother?”
What kind of answer was that?
“You smart assed parrot rat.”
“It is the answer you are seeking.”
“Yes. In simple terms I am speaking.”
I almost passed out on the floor.
I couldn’t get him to talk anymore.
But, the answer seems to be clear.
Don’t ask a parrot if one is near.
—————————–R.W. Johnson—–(2018)