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Sunday Poems - July 25

Sunday Poems - July 25

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Jul 25, 2021
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Fat-bodied Quail

The hawk tucks his wings
extends his claws
and dives towards
the unsuspecting quail--

The fat-bodied quail
pecks the dirt
wails to his peers
prepares for winter--

One dive, one beak,
one claw
the quail's head snaps
blood spurts--

The fat bodied quail
rests in the claws of the hawk
winged to a nest
high in a fir

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