A First Foraging

Cherry

By Silver Spun Sand

Fri, 10 Apr 2015
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Sun-crazy – cloud wild, a Kite’s domain...
Crystal-hate straight – his gaze 
Accurate to a fault – his aim
 
The distant blue up there – his home
And he will never mercy show
Destroys his prey, skin, hair, and bone
 
He hangs as if suspended there
By unseen thread – to human stare
And tarries, soft, in silvered air
 
The fields and forest-lands he trawls
In vain the smallest creature wrawls
For God, alone, slows cannon-balls
 
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Submitted by Rhiannonw on

That third verse is especially lovely, and captures that view. All birds of prey seem so elegant, especially the kite. Is the pic a kite, I thought their tails were always more, or less, forked? I know I'm sometimes puzzled at the 'less forked' look. What is 'wrawls', please?
I felt stumped for thoughts about this IP! Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on

Hi there, Rhiannonsmiley  I don't think the picture is of a kite, because you are more than right about that tail.  It looks more to me like a sparrow-hawk, and as to your question re 'wrawl', it means to utter an articulate noise (especially of an animal) I.e. bawl, squawk, squeak or indeed the miaow of a catsmiley It also means quarrel or brawl.  Anyway, so says the good old Shorter Oxford English Dictionary.

Many thanks for your interest, Rhiannon.  As ever more than appreciated.

Tina

 

 

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

I've learnt a new word then - I had tried looking it up a bit, but not good enough dictionaries! - a lovely sounding word! Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on

It is a lovely word, isn't it?  My 'shorter' Oxford dictionary is two volumes big, but it's worth its weight in gold, and some.  Hubby gave it to me for my birthday when I first joined  ABC, back in  2006smiley  Have a good weekend, Rhiannon, with, hopefully, oodles of sunshine.

Tina

 

Submitted by Philip Sidney on

The precision of language and meter so apt for this preditor!

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on

Thanks, Philip.  Delighted you thought sosmiley

Tina