Tagged: prey
always alert when
always alert when
there is food to be had – the
grapevine is thick with
bait for any situation –
white-tailed deer have legs made of springs
.
20220829:1742
y
we put on the face
we put on the face
of a hunter for half to
take notice and half
to ignore – success comes from
a high-wire balancing act
.
20220809:2027
y
the cat makes its round
the cat makes its round
every morning, under the
watchful eye of half
a dozen squirrels, two local
chipmunks, and this spring’s wren brood
.
20220515:1850
y
some days, the cat gets
some days, the cat gets
lucky, then unlucky – cat:
one, tree squirrel: one
.
20210913:1724
y
the robins that built
the robins that built
its nest in the crook of our
white dogwood tree stayed
alert, with squirrels advancing –
no one knew the aftermath
.
20210719:1639
y
the frog hiding in
the frog hiding in
our backyard knows a little
something about the
great blue heron at the lake –
it petitions for solitude
.
20210621:1908
y
there is a version
there is a version
of being cornered
that looks like letting
your hair down.
it comes
with basic
squirming, a bit
of flailing, and
finally, a slow
slide into the
arctic waters –
you’ve
seen it. it’s
the one where they
cut to the scene of
a lone ice floe
bobbing for balance
while the kill has
just begun
.
20111219:0853
y