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Red Tailed Hawk
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A Red Tailed Hawk called, circled about 50 feet overhead; ascended; I did morning Tai Chi filled with her energy; she bade farewell, unseen above our oak trees. WOW! Photo: Courtesy Cornell Lab [ItsAboutTheLight SM]


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High pitched whistle- screech

above cool-morning oak tree shadows,

 red tail luminescence in the sun’s light 

proclaims a presence so powerful,

all is motionless except your flight:

gentle turn, slow glide, swirl in soft air;

suspended on gracious wings of intention;

allowing witness to deep spirit -

until you ascend to sky.           

 

My soul fills with your quiet splendor,

we merge in humble Tai Chi movement:

            ecstatic flight of slow, arching motion,

            floating together in vibrant air without thought -

a perfection of movement.  I am complete.

 

Deep bow of thankfulness for this grace, this peace,

                        this perfection.

High-pitched whistle-screech

above cool-morning oak tree shadows -

we are now one.

 

  © 2012, Vicky M. Semones

 

 


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 Reviews of "Red Tailed Hawk"
Reviewed by michael frederick (Reader)
Reviewed on September 18, 2021
vivid imagery, i felt my feet spaced in the grass and my arms flowing with the gliding of the hawk. thank you

Reviewed by Corrine Ardoin
Reviewed on June 2, 2021
Thank you for your beautiful poem! It exactly describes the feeling one gets watching a hawk circle overhead, as though a glimpse into something transcendent. Corrine Ardoin

Reviewed by Regis Auffray
Reviewed on July 23, 2012
Your kinship with nature shines through your verses here, Vicky. Red-tailed hawks are quite common around here and I never tire of watching them ride the thermals... Thank you. Love and best wishes,

Regis

Reviewed by Ronald Hull
Reviewed on July 5, 2012
A lovely poem about the oneness of our vision of the splendor of flight demonstrated by birds of prey like the red tail hawk. I just love to watch hawks fly.

Ron

Reviewed by Budd Nelson
Reviewed on July 4, 2012
Vicky,
The Red Tail is a magnificent hunter, as is your write about him.
Budd


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