Our Parakeet, Nimbus
When water runs, she squawks and sings,
opens wide her rainbow wings,
as if she’ll fly to tropic springs.
opens wide her rainbow wings,
as if she’ll fly to tropic springs.
This poem is copyright (©) Nancy Tupper Ling 2026
About the Writer
Nancy Tupper Ling
Nancy Tupper Ling is an award-winning children’s author, poet, bookseller, and librarian. Her most recent book is Hearts in My Pocket (Union Square Kids). She co-authored Bless the Earth (Penguin Random House) and For Every Little Thing (Eerdmans) with June Cotner. She is the winner of the distinguished Writer’s Digest Grand Prize and the Pat Parnell Poetry Award.
