(Photo by Phillip Pilz for Unsplash)
Sudden silence
All birdsong ceased
As if a plug had been pulled
As if the mighty wind was
Compelled to
Hold
It’s
Breath.
But no. Something
Worse
If you’re a songbird.
I’m a human but
Even I am compelled to
Check the sky
I see the white head, the
Wingspan - the sound of
Air sliced directly overhead
Unstoppable.
A missile on target
Who has lost their small and precious life today?
The world breathes deep, lets it go, and then
Proceeds as if nothing at all
Has happened.




Magnificent!
Perfect one for today!! Love it!