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Poetic Form: Crown of Sonnets: Enclosed Rhyme
Inspired: 2023 December 20
Image: American Bald Eagle by U.S. National Park Service

Bald Eagle (U.S. National Park Service)

Song of The American Bald Eagle No 12: ABBA

Christ the Redeemer, Bless His Holy Name,
Amen, to the place called Big Bear Valley,
where hails our nation's bird, fair Cali,
the American Bald Eagle ... proclaim.
Naught bald or hairy, females are bigger
than their forever mate. Soars ten thousand
feet: eyesight eight times stronger than human
and they are indeed, the largest ... raptor.
Courting, sky dancing show, Cirque du Soleil,
can't beat their score. Biggest nest, atop tall
trees, their babies are called eaglets and crawl
and fledge but not too far. Grandeur display, 
winged feathers of prominence. Humankind
edge what remains their last hope, be enshrined.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2023

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December 21, 2023 at 9:53 PM
Oh, wow, dear William, you've presented another beautiful reverie in this series of 'Songs of Fauna'.. The way you incorporate such deep thoughts in the vivid imageries whilst conveying the ambience of majestic fauna, ahh, that's really captivating.. "Humankind edge what remains their last hope, be enshrined" That last line says it all! Very thought-provoking indeed.. Amazingly crafted..
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December 22, 2023 at 2:19 AM
Your visits, Hiya, occasions joy unspeakable. Your expressions is one of true enlightenment that purposes encouragement. You are a rare blessed soul, my friend. Aloha, William
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