Lesson Prep: A Poem

While looking for something special to present to my Badgerdogs for tomorrow's class, I found a Robert Langston treasure.  Short, succinct, and thought provoking. I hope my poetic pups will connect with it. 

Deeper

A bird tapped at my window,

trying to crack open a sunflower seed.

I stared at it

in search of a deeper meaning

but found none. Should I be surprised?

Can any creature but man have a purpose?

The bird stood up and looked me in the eye.

In that glint I saw

it searching for a deeper meaning.

Finding none, it turned

and flew away.

This poem should generate some 4th grade conversation, shouldn't it?