Like An Eagle's Wings

From the grey-leaved tree 
Even our giant Iroko 
The eaglets with hopeful wings 
Flying & pattering with their wings 
Drumming like the drums of the jungle 
Rhyming with an eclipse of their times
– O, these motets
Of disjointed hours! –
The birds fly away over our heads,
From a forest of omen, with wings 
Looking like an eagle’s wings!
Copyright © | Year Posted 2009

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Kendrick Avatar
October 10, 2009 at 3:06 PM
Thought provoking write. Keep writing. Sara
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