BLACK TAILED KITE

Posted on January 17, 2015 by | 15 Comments

 

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Fence of my youth still standing
where birds of prey rest,
repair for soaring.

 

 

WPC(1) — “Serenity”

 

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15 responses to “BLACK TAILED KITE”

  1. sustainabilitea | January 17, 2015 at 4:36 am | Reply

    I love the space and the Wyoming-ness of this. 🙂

    janet

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  2. menomama3 | January 17, 2015 at 5:57 am | Reply

    That picture reminds me of landscape around a small town in southern British Columbia called Grand Forks.

    I had to look up the word “repair” because I thought “Is John playing with the old meaning ‘to return’ along with fixing up?” Lots of engaging images in such a short poem.

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    • John | January 17, 2015 at 6:38 am | Reply

      Thanks, Tina. I kept waiting to get a closer shot of the Kite hovering and settled with the fence when he landed, much happier with the results than what I was after. Just goes to show 🙂

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  4. Merilee | January 17, 2015 at 7:59 am | Reply

    Lovely. Really, really lovely.

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  6. evelyneholingue | January 17, 2015 at 7:58 pm | Reply

    The words are as great as the photo, John. Love ‘repair’ in contrast to ‘youth’ and ‘standing’ to ‘rest.’

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    • John | January 18, 2015 at 2:24 am | Reply

      Thank you. I tried the photograph in black and white, but liked the color of the wild oats too much. And as shabby as the fence looks, it must be working with feed on one side and fairly bare on the other.

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