Masterful Menace-Contest
MASTERFUL MENACE (for contest)
With widespread wings a hovering hawk
descends with no forewarning,
with patience and proficiency,
scouting prey in early morning.
Warbled warnings echo down
between lush, lofty trees,
chaotic squawks synchronize
slicing through the balmy breeze.
Suddenly silent stillness,
like statues on limbs, the birds stand,
not one feather makes a motion--
danger is at hand!
Bold, brazen blackbirds take chase
so the hawk goes in retreat,
accosted by the frenzied flock
it is forced to accept defeat.
The stalker surrenders remarkably
but it could have gone either way
nature balances the odds beautifully,
when predator vs. prey.
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