The hen,
and behind it
a line of waddling ducklings –
khaki campbells –
which it had step-mothered
*
one duckling
which had strayed behind
rushing to catch up
flapping tiny wings
cheeping its panic
*
above it
a hoodie crow
on the tree top,
black body, grey head,
launching itself,
clumsy, ponderous
*
and to complete the scene
me watching it all
through the kitchen window
plate in one hand
dish cloth in the other,
helpless.
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Great poem.
This made my stomach drop and I felt helpless, too. Fantastic that you can make me feel so much in such a short time.