To succeed is to be snatched up by a mighty gust of wind

To sprout sentient wings with an agenda all their own

To be catapulted from the concrete to the abstract

And find yourself a bit braver than you were before your journey

To succeed is to take flight

And find the heaven’s worth it...

Curls of torrent winds lift her feathered wings,

Up

Up

Up

She goes.

Spinning like that on threads of air,

She is a beast,

Commanding the clouds beneath her grace,

She was never really meant to fly,

Her bones too paper thin and fragile to bear the harshness of the elements,

But for a moment, she becomes as light as t...

We took Leon to the hills.

So young we watched him.

His mother and I,

Proud as ever.

Leon looked at growing wings.

So beautiful in sunrise glow.

Slowly he ran, bounced, flapping,

Bounced flapping some more.

Over hours, days, weeks, months.

Trying so hard. But not quite making it.

We called to him, in support as a parent,

And carer friend would do.

Each time wings grew, bigger stronger.

H...

Left Nova Scotia again this week

The Great Lakes look like the eye of the earth

As my neighbors and I glide over them

The briskness of the high skies

Snakes through my feathers

Like small threads of ice

We stop for food and poops in Illinois

Ponds and schools have lots of snacks

The Yanks look at us like we run the place

The red and orange mosaics

of the Midwest fall leaves

Fade below us ...

Floating on the wind

Eyes watching, hunting for prey

Survival in flight

Tessa🦋...

Spread tawny feathers

Leap into freedom of air

Soar as you were made!...

It has been a long day,

I played and ate,

Now it is time to sleep!

Where am I?

What is that?

That’s one strange looking dog!

What is this thing?

Why does it keep moving?

The dog is speaking but I cannot understand!

Oh, it brought some food,

It seemed friendly enough,

I guess I’ll just eat!

Seriously, where am I?

How did I get here,

That must be a small dog.

It’s paws does not look like mine,

...

Slight tilt of the head at equal ratio of pointed tail feathers

The crouch and instant stillness

Breath is held

Letting go of all constants

And giving into the unknown

Grounded no more, tethers are broken

All power is relinquished to the wind

This is done on the daily

However the risk is no less lessened

The next target is eyed

Laser focused on the destination

The body tenses in preparatio...

Cutting through the clouds I soar.

The power of my kind, the destruction they saw.

Breathing heavy but controlled, my leash is sore.

It is not the fear of humans that spurs the war.

But humans are petty and greedy, I abhor.

I burn their stores and they’ll run out of their doors.

Like rodents, they scatter along the floor.

My hunger for the death is like meat to a carnivore.

Beautiful patterns of s...

Flap your wings

Flap your wings

On this Summer night

The Sun is setting

The air grows chill

The insects begin

Their battles

On this Summer night

But you, oh valiant one

Flap your wings

Search for prey

Swoop!!

Success.

One less mosquito

One less bite

Swoop! Again!

Flap, flap

I watch, in awe

In respect.

Swoop!

Okay, that was a little close

Wings dark

Against a fading light

On this Summer...