Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 Violaceous Turaco - LP Zoo

Violaceous Turaco -

Now that is mouthful name of bird

Cuz of purple feathers I show.

Just call me purple in one word.

From West Africa my kind hail.

We're shy and oft in the tree tops.

Mostly in fig trees we prevail.

For figs we make a lot of stops.

We're social birds and stay in flocks

In the same nesting neighborhood.

We call out "cooroo" in shared talks

To let all know that all is good.

In the Bird House I'll call to you

Here at home in Lincoln Park Zoo.