A hawk, bedecked in variegated
brown feathers, had parked on a low,
thick fence post. I walked by on
a muddy road. The hawk ignored
me, also two horses grazing in rain.
What did domestication and the
privileges of an American horse
farm have to do with his carved
beak and mythic talons? Just before
the bird leaned forward, pre-flight,
I squinted to see through rain
and wondered what a hawk's
thought looks like. The gone
hawk left that topic open,
and I went on plodding
down the sodden road.
hans ostrom 2018
brown feathers, had parked on a low,
thick fence post. I walked by on
a muddy road. The hawk ignored
me, also two horses grazing in rain.
What did domestication and the
privileges of an American horse
farm have to do with his carved
beak and mythic talons? Just before
the bird leaned forward, pre-flight,
I squinted to see through rain
and wondered what a hawk's
thought looks like. The gone
hawk left that topic open,
and I went on plodding
down the sodden road.
hans ostrom 2018
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