spider sunny shouts begrudge whirl pulling
the crow shouts the alarm
not wanting to begrudge
the others a meal
they descend in a whirl
picking the bones clean
pulling at the last molecules
devouring road kill with relish
the spider meanwhile has caught
a clumsy wasp in its web
amongst the red poppies
just another sunny day
where the life ritual of
death and renewal is being borne out
under a bright blue sky
Yes if we look...life and death are indeed in play all around us...in a way it is a natural occurrence..but only if we do it perhaps in order to survive...an illuminating poem
ReplyDeleteWe started out in a very similar fashion, but I got turned around somewhere in the process. Like your normal day of life and losses,
ReplyDeleteElizabeth
This is the line I love: "devouring road kill with relish." Yummy!
ReplyDeleteClumsy Attempts
This is perfect .. well balanced and flows beautifully ... I like the near understatement quality, simply presenting another aspect of life. Bastet
ReplyDeleteEXCELLENT WRITE.
ReplyDeletecrows are essential,
ReplyDeleteso does everything else.