Short Bird Of Prey Poems

catfish in hiding
alert frog sees wing shadow
eagle stays hungry...

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The preacher likened to a bird of prey 
Snatches the souls from fire and darkened way....

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night owl on patrol 

scans prey with cool, alert eyes

a hunter savant








10/14/2021...

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The vulture looks so silly
No feathers on his head
Although he is a bird of prey
He only eats the dead...

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swift bird of prey soars

moment of truth elusive—

true nature concealed






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1/18/2020...

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Wes Wilson wore a toupee
which cost him a month's pay.
Then one night
it took flight
when spotted by a bird of prey....

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 Tantalizing wind 
Meadow ripples, full of life
Caterpillar  morph
Bird of prey, predator's eye.
Silent glide across pasture....

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regal bird of prey
   keen talons of endurance
                         carte blanche bald eagle






Bird Themed Haiky Poetry Contest
5-7-5 syllable count
howmanysyllables.com

July 25, 2018...

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The duck plunged under water
but unable to endure
the headstrong falcon followed him
beneath the meekly sewer

While falcon’s feathers all were soaked
Duck rose in the air
and mocked the bird of prey
who was drowning there....

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I am a bird of prey.
I will hunt down the timid
And devour them with my hooked beak.
I will find the weak
And rip them open with my talons.
I am the falcon.
I am the rabbit.
I will leave my own remains
For the scavengers
And fly home....

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The Klingon king arose from his throne
A bird of prey  that flew from the east
Gutterly screaming my name

Riding swiftly on currents of air
His talons unsheathed in preperation
Intent on taking no prisoners

I awaited  with throat exposed...

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a cloud 
of starlings
flew and flowed
fluidly being something
from nothing to something

as dark
as ink
making
me think
if i were a
bird of prey
my eyes i
wouldn't
blink

couldn't
blink if 
to catch 
anything
as this
magic
cloud
moves
without

wind...

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Broken Wing


I am left alone
a bird of prey
feasting on carrion
wasting my talent
roosting on the ground
unable to grasp
the inevitable
longing for the wind’s
warm updraft
to lift me
from flightless
death


4/16/2017

submitted to – BROKEN WING – Poetry Contest...

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All along the river
   Stand little men of sand

Watching, watching
 
This river run so deep

With swells so high
   To bathe their very souls

And, oh, so curious
   From above

On wings of
   Golden feathers wide

Great bird of prey
   Assumes his pose

Aware of ever growing tide...

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Tremble
by Michael R. Burch
 
Her predatory eye,
the single feral iris,
scans.
 
Her raptor beak,
all jagged sharp-edged thrust,
juts.
 
Her hard talon,
clenched in pinched expectation,
waits.
 
Her clipped wings,
preened against reality,
tremble.
 
Originally published by The Lyric...

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I am a bird of prey at work
Consider myself head of the food chain
Keep it to myself of course

I fly off before my talons rip or tear
shredding my coworkers into rethinking
I am proud to be a no-kill predator

Here comes one of the baby birds now
She flits around, tweeting and trilling
I hold myself back...

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I meander through dreams looking for you
cloaked by darkness, confusion
I traipse through tall prairie grass and dense forest
observing from the shadows within, you wait
soundless, stoic, statuesque
a bird of prey, talons ready
I stumble over your heart's protective tripwire 
and I fall....from dreams to dawn...

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Listen to poem:

impressive wing span
navigated storm at sea
at one with nature

eagle glides swiftly
towards its high sea stack home
away from chaos

eaglets safe in nest
impervious bird-of-prey
at one with fierce storm



E Words Poetry Contest
Chosen word: Eagle
Sponsored 
by: 
Constance La France 
12/02/2023





Pixabay image: Martina_Bulkova...

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                      p
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                           n
                              g 
                               d
                                o
                                w
                                 n
eyes trained on m o v i n g target ~
rabbit on the run
...

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‘Making love to the sky you’re an Eagle.’
I wrote that, it seems like so long ago;
At the time there was still significance 
in the majesty of this predator;

Two such piercing eyes and wings so regal
paint an image that we forever know;
A display of so much perseverance  
they’re the U.S freedom ambassador;

Just like American independence 
this bird of prey is a force of nature....

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 *
*Bald*
*eagle *
*bird of prey,*
*lives in the wild*
*of remote country,*
*they have powerful wings,*
*razor sharp beak and talons,*
*can soar up to ten thousand feet,*
*adopted by  the founding fathers*
*as the emblem of the United States.*
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Written 12th of July 2020 
For Bird Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Constance Le France....

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Sunrise across verdant wild fields 
Long strip of fertile soil lies fallow
Bird of prey swoops and gracefully wheels
My vision is focused, narrow.

Autumn woods are waiting nearby
With old wicker basket, I hurry
Mushroom picking under morning sky
Small creatures underfoot scurry.

Moss growing vibrant green
Tree roots curl everywhere
Not one mushroom to be seen
Wicker basket empty I do declare....

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On Jerusalem's  shinning spectre
London wastes away
On bus Non speaking Englishman
in England's fair open land
The border centres have a heavy load
from your tired, tireless migrants
Tent cities erected in West End
human capital indivisiblely wasted
Crisis queues at A and E
14 years of  Tory waste
The Bird of prey
on England's blight
Give Labour a chance
invest in peoples power
stop unequal development up North
...

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This mighty bird of prey
That's born on wings of steel
Will hunt most every day 
But unable to feel

From the time that he starts
On his mission he flies
The terror he imparts
Raining death from the skies 

His one single vision 
With his eyes full of wrath 
Such brutal precision 
Destroys all in his path

Wipes the blood from his wings
When his mission is done 
Then he joyously sings
And sails into the sun

...

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RIGHT HERE RIGHT NOW
Take your WEAPON OF CHOICE
SHO NUFF
GANGSTER
your TRIPPING
Your PRETTY FACE
IT JUST WON'T DO
CAN YOU FEEL IT
THIS IS SICK
DON'T FORGET YOUR TEETH
DARE you DROP THE HATE
DON'T YOU AGREE ?
BLOOD SPLASHING
NEVER SO BIG
LIGHTS OUT
PUSH AND SHOVE
this PSYCHOPATH
No more CONVERSATIONS
No more CRAZY TALK
YOU'LL BE TAKEN CARE OF
LIGHTS OUT a LONG TIME
You are just THE JOKER
While i am the BIRD OF PREY...

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