April
9
#VerseLove Day 9, Birds Are So Smart
Red-Tailed Hawk
you perch high up
posture erect
eyes darting left
and right and left
movement of prey
catches your eye
you lift off and
silently glide
plunge at great speed
talons sink deep
lighting again
to enjoy lunch
unknown to you
eighteen new homes
will extinguish
your habitat
I hate when I am being prescient, knowing that encroaching development is going to adversely impact the natural habitats of animals. You capture the beauty of the hawk, and its perils.
Kevin
Yes, Kevin, my heart is hurting to see all the critters, large and small, whose lives are going to be interrupted (again).
Oh that ending! Love that word plunge–captures the speed and energy of these beautiful birds.
Thanks, Kim. The raptors are indeed magnificent and majestic birds.