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raptors, raptors, birds of prey
hawk, eagle, owls, vultures dark and gray
with your sharp talons and hooked beaks
related to dinosaurs before the Greeks

raptors, raptors, birds of prey
hunting up close and far away
with a fast dive you make me cringe and duck.
Here they come. I must say f...

Categories: raptors, bird,
Form: Rhyme

Raptors Chase

A broken wing
in death’s chicane 
Where pigeons fall
unending pain

A blinded flock
to circle down
As fangs await
both wolves and hounds

While far above
a falcon stalks
Vision prescient
it never balks

A broken wing
once clipped in fear
the raptors chase
—with canids near

(The New Room: October, 2023)

Categories: raptors, fear,
Form: Rhyme

Be Kind To Falling Raptors

Be kind to all my fallen failures.
Even when I’ve burnt my house down?
Even when I’ve broken homes in two?
Even when I am guilty of misbehavior?

I’ve experienced downward spirals mangled
Everyone deserves an upward trajectory
Keep my wings up at a shallow angle
Easy raptors ride the thermals in glory

After guilt weighs us down, tales begin
Higher and higher altitude

Categories: raptors, divorce, father, forgiveness, grief,
Form: Rhyme

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry

Raptors At Night

hunting and circling for prey
the moonlight reflects ~
wispy winged moving shadows

loud screeches echo
winds howl as tree leaves rustle ~
rough water dances in tune

an eagle soars in circles
dive bombs into rough water ~
proud prey prize displayed

12/14/22
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Sponsor: Charlies Messina
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Categories: raptors, bird, night, river,
Form: Haiku

Eagles

Stunned I stare from a rocky shore
As eagle architects swoop and soar.
Avian aerobats stretch my mind.
Carving arcs in cerulean air
Building an aerial cathedral

Framing clear high walls across the sky
With headlong three-sixties upside down
Form gothic spandrels toward the ground
Flickering feathers turned them around
Racing sunward as a fleur de lis

In a uniting swirl upward bound,
Forming a pole

Categories: raptors, bird, dream, fish, flying,
Form: Free verse

Raptors Nearby

The child sees blue skies
Raptors spread their wings nearby
His little heart cries

Categories: raptors, animal, nature,
Form: Haiku

Haiku Collage: Raptors of the Air

#1
bats swarm from their caves
flying bugs are swept from sky
raptors of the air

#2
rain puddles on lawn
robin cocks his head slightly
earthworms heard not seen

#3
gulls attack shallows
survival of the lucky 
caviar du jour

Long Tooth
July 7, 2016

Categories: raptors, nature,
Form: Haiku

Fierce Raptors

The 
sun 
was 
shining,
when 
the 
raptors
flew 
across 
the 
sky.
As 
blue 
as 
water
in 
the 
carribean.
They 
flap 
and 
squawk.
As 
they 
were 
chasing
a 
white 
pigeon
to 
a 
mahogany 
tree.
They 
were 
hungry
Like 
a 
wolf.
And 
eager 
to 
grab 
it.
In 
certain 
might.
Helplessly 
it 
stood
on 
a 
branch.
Before 
the 
tugging 
and 
tearing,
the 
pigeon 
got 
a 
chance 
and 
escaped.

Categories: raptors, adventure
Form: ABC

Raptors

The raptors squawk instead of talk
Across the city bridge
Their screeches carry on the wind
To ears they want to reach
They hop like birds with heads that bob
Converging with their friends
They compare scraps
That they have tapped
On gestures they portend
A daily dose of basic smack
And a hostel is their aim
Finding punters to comply
Is the object of the game
“Try’n

Categories: raptors, hope
Form: Rhyme

Raptors

The Dromaeosaurs
Thought of tennis as a chore
Football liked more

By Robb A. Kopp

Categories: raptors, animals
Form: Haiku