Hi Sheila,
Many thanks. We don't see the falcons often but they fill me with
various wonderings when I do see them, especially when chased off by
tiny birds. Of course, it probably is that they can't be bothered
being irritated but I've noted other birds that simply do not give in
to tiny flittery birds because they're focused on food and/or
territory.
And the specific, I was hoping, was as snap and seen. Also, all line
end words, bar one, again from poems read this week.
Best,
Jill
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Wise piece, Jill. Broadly aware and highly specific and very powerful
realization.
On Tue, Mar 27, 2018 at 8:37 PM, Jill Jones wrote:
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> WHAT I DON’T KNOW ABOUT PEREGRINE FALCONS
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> an avian horizon or how air lifts and drags
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> that grip on flight or how inexplicably --
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> not unlike the way a gush of sunlight flames
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> or how quicksilver instinct leaps -- as the darting
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> wagtail or noisy miner erupts and boldly chases you
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> yes, you mighty air creature, what gives
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> They have only small flittery wings, beating
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> and chiacking, surely that’s not the same
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> as peril, loss, as coming to an end, that especially
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> Jill Jones
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> Latest book: Brink, Five Islands Press
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