murder
A bitter wind fingers
the grey feathers
on the breast
of a small hawk
hunkered low
in a leafless tree.
Four crows jostle
and squawk
in the branches above.
The hawk heaves
into sudden flight.
The crows scramble
in rough pursuit
screaming.
© Michael Fleming
New York, New York
March, 2001
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