the owl in our family

Lucario, Zoo Boy's cockatiel, has been joining us for circle (from the safety of her own cage) every morning. It's quite obviously her favorite time of the day, and she whistles along with the call to circle, joins in with the songs, verses and movements whenever she can. In our current adventure circle, she bobs her head up and down enthusiastically during the repeating verse (and any other song with a good strong beat). When we do "Mouse" she "squeaks" along with us at the end of each verse. Her all-time favorite verse is "Owl", which we do at the end. She enthusiastically calls "hoo hoo, hoo hoo!" at the appropriate time, and pretty much throughout the entire circle. And at various other times during the day when she hopes she can inspire us to start circle again.

In honor of just how much she loves this verse, J decided to re-write "Owl". Here is his new version of the poem, entitled "Lucario":

As day and nighttime fall,

"Hoo hoo, hoo hoo" we hear her call.

Watching us circle round,

Her excitement she has found.

When we sing she copies us,

There's no anger, there's no fuss,

And when our song is done

She sits quietly, she is one,

Perched upon her perch, that's all.

"Hoo hoo, hoo hoo" we hear her call.