Itty-Bitty

Some folks say I'm cute, others think I'm pretty,

Some say I'm so small, others 'itty-bitty'

I've a  chest of gold and throat that's white but mostly gray aroun'

My name comes straight from my head, which of course, is solid brown

Of all the things 'bout me that others think they knowest

I'm certainly not the fastest, nor anywhere near the slowest

They say my song is like the squeak that Fido loves to chew

But other nutters know the tune, tho you will have no clue

Watch me flit and watch me float, and grab all I can snatch

It'll not be long,  till I snag my prize, and end my fruiful catch

For it's not just size that matters and fills the cup to win

It's heart and soul and courage that rise above the din.

A smaller bird than me, there's prob'ly just a few

A larger heart than mine, won't likely come in view

For heart's a thing you have, or something that you don't

It's the thing you're born with, you either will or you won't.