Cloudless sky

Gentle morning breeze

And all of the colors around me

But it’s the sky that catches my eye

For in that placid blue plain

Flies a Red-tailed Hawk

Gentle and powerful

Proud but not loud

Air rushes over the bird’s body ruffling its feathers

Claws hang under the bird, ready to strike

Unforgiving eyes stare nobly forward

And the red tail disguises the trail

The wide wingspan provides easy lift

And the sleek Bullet soars forward

The bird calls out:

“Kree-eee-ar.” And the sound travels far

An answer in the distance

A female replies to the call 

She Darts from a tree 

To meet her new friend with a love till the end

The Male Soars upwards and drops down straight

And the last second stops the descent and begins his flight back up

Circle after circle 

The male does his best, to impress the female, better than the rest

The grasp talons

And lock each other’s gazes

And together they spiral to the ground,

With an undying love, found from above

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