nature at lunchtime

    past the magnolias a flash of grey hawk
    today the cardinal gazes through glass
    and the house sparrow will not cease to talk

    the cat is out there on its daily walk
    the birds are silent as it stalks to pass
    past the magnolias a flash of grey hawk

    there is no reason any here would squawk
    we have not yet reached an open impasse
    and the house sparrow will not cease to talk

    the hunter's quiet and he won't let you balk
    your options aren't as simple nor as crass
    past the magnolias a flash of grey hawk

    the stranger waits and cannot help but gawk
    there is nothing here that you could amass
    and the house sparrow will not cease to talk

    you write the message down in plain old chalk
    and watch the squirrels running on the grass
    past the magnolias a flash of grey hawk
    and the house sparrow will not cease to talk

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