Susan Woodrow Poet Free verse

Osprey

OSPREY

On skies, you glared predator-proud talons and beak curved so
sharp as narrow-vision> focusing on doubling plenty to millions...

Prey abounded, you soared, till rivers faded to an unseen creep 
richly sipping of bounties seeping DDT, while in your high tower
eagles hawked tainted by death unaccounted, until eggs fragile
yielded cracks in their oval, speed-plummeting to cries of: why…?


(10/13/2020: '89 Hacker-Craft; Truckee)

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Brian Sambourne January 19, 2023 at 5:58 PM A searing indictment of our poisonous world depleting so many species. A stellar write Susan, on a subject that needs our reflection + action. Be well. Brian Susan Woodrow January 19, 2023 at 7:39 PM Thank you :)

M. L. Kiser January 19, 2021 at 12:49 AM Sad, what we do to other species without consideration. Well written words. Susan Woodrow January 19, 2021 at 10:19 AM indeed...thank you :)

Lady Labyrinth October 17, 2020 at 8:38 AM hmmm, was it good for you too? ;) Susan Woodrow October 17, 2020 at 9:07 AM ?? the writing was...DDT was before my time - a product of the boomer's generation :)

Silent One October 14, 2020 at 6:48 AM Indeed.... Susan Woodrow October 14, 2020 at 8:46 AM :))