Death In Nature a Normal Cycle
inspired by nature contest theme
The wood pigeon
awoke on her roosting perch
fluttered
with a nervous jerk
warily searching for sustenance
above
the peregrine
made a fateful entrance
The winter harsh
&icy cold
driven far
from its familiar fold
seeking food
further afield
an urban garden
might increase its yield
Under the biting
wintry sky
the falcon hovered high
an efficient killer
from above,
more than a match
for pigeon or dove
Taking its chosen meal
in flight
swooping sudden
from a great height
its momentum imprinting
our window pane
throat slashed she soon was slain
Talons sunk deep
into the pigeons chest
this finicky eater
pecked at head and breast
The lawn strewn leavings
of a ravenous raptor
wherd nature's journal
leafs another chapter
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