Eagle

Eagle

O Mighty Eagle

You may not know
That you set my heart soaring

When I get fed up with platitude
You show me the altitude

I have seen you
Perched on rocky cliffs
overlooking the Grand Canyon
basking in the golden rays of sleepy sun
which weave magic into fabric of clouds
where time has carved the red earth
into timeless brazen shapes
I have seen your spiraling ascent
on invisible columns of hot air

I have seen you
Gracefully dogging annoying crows
I have seen your romantic dance
Closing in at jet speeds
To your flight mate
Breaking of just in time
After a gentle touch

I have seen your swooping dive
In ten seconds
From heaven to abyss
To sink you beak into rotting flesh

Neither my sympathy for your kill
Nor your resounding cry
which is perhaps too shrill
No
nothing takes a bit from the grace of your extended wings
Ready to soar
Once more
When the clouds sprout
Where suspended garlands of droplets
Wait for opportune moments
To form a rainbow

You see
We are all opportunist
Driven by our needs
But should it really hook us to the ground
To crawl
Throughout our lives
Caring for next day’s meal
Next season’s nest
When it is so much fun
To try to reach sun
To soar
Into azure sky
Glide on the currents of time

Hang on
I’m coming!