Survival of the Fittest

Nesting season will soon be over Fledglings are peeking over the edges Yearning to join their parents in flight Nesting season will soon be over, While feral cats await like ugly vultures Innocent young chicks unknowing descend Nesting season will soon be over Fledglings are peeking over the edges. Innocent young chicks unknowing descend On fluttering wings, ill-prepared to fly Until darkness hides them in thick hedges Innocent young chicks unknowing descend Mother Nature spares only the strongest While the weaker chicks are doomed Innocent young chicks unknowing descend On fluttering wings, ill-prepared to fly. While the weaker chicks are doomed The stronger climb inside the camouflage Flapping their wings to gain strength, While the weaker chicks are doomed Sunrise, they leap from the covering green Flapping with all their might, take flight While the weaker chicks are doomed The stronger climb inside the camouflage. [Interlocking Triolets inspired by a poem using the form by Emile Pinet] Written May 16, 2021