A poem using a synonym for the word "descend." |
Raptor High above, no more than a silhouette against the vast and empty sky, the peregrine keeps her vigil, wings extended, riding the morning air, surfing the tides of atmosphere, the occasional feather lifting to greet the wind, but the relentless raptor stares with fixed and razor eye, unblinking at the field far below. A pigeon sees the warning shadow, makes haste towards intended perch, and in the heights, the falcon sees, decides, measures, calculates, closing speeds, trajectories, all in an instant, an instinctive flash, then dips a wing, assumes the streamlined shape and flips into the stoop, that fearsome plunge from pinnacle to prey, she spears downward, all evolution fitting her for this moment, her world reduced to one intent, the flapping bird below ducking and weaving in terror, but the hurtling death adjusts, the aim remains exact, the claws extend and she hits the wing, intended target, the pigeon rendered helpless, one wing broken, spinning in the air, as the peregrine turns, catches her meal casually and flies off to her eyrie. In the empty field, a grey feather flutters to the ground. Line Count: 36 Free Verse (free as a bird) For The Daily Poem, July 13 2020 Prompt: Look up “Descend” in Merriam-Webster and write your poem using any synonym or related word listed. |