We met in the woods Near a lake and a ridge A quest to find bird nests And that we did And we were both taken Not just by bird song But the sounds of footsteps crunching along Tentative smiles that led to a hug A gift of a basil plant, was a hint and a nudge But the nudge did not budge Sam into action So it was Coley who first voiced her attraction Sam smiled and wrapped his hands in hers And together we went looking for birds