Robert F. Young 
The Stars Are Calling, Mr. Keats 

Hubbard had seen queegy birds before, but this was the first time he had ever seen a lame one.

Robert F. Young was a Hugo nominated author known for his lyrical and sentimental prose. His work appeared in Amazing Stories, Fantastic Stories, Startling Stories, Playboy, The Saturday Evening Post, Collier’s, Galaxy Magazine, and Analog Science Fact & Fiction.