Winged Vigilance
Floating sixty feet from your sycamore perch,
I sit against the bank, marveling
at the beauty captured by my lens.
Camera stowed, I drift beneath your stately form.
Your white head turns to track my progress
before you take wing, satisfied with my intent.
This is my response to Quadrille #161: Staying on Track, the prompt from Merril at dVerse ~ Poets Pub, which is to use a form of the word track in a 44-word poem (excluding title),
with no required meter or rhyme.
When I originally responded with Winged Sentinel earlier this afternoon, I got so carried away with the image in my mind that I completely forgot that it’s supposed to be quadrille. I hope I’ve captured the same imagery with this version.
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I enjoyed the alternate perspective here Ken. Solid writing my friend!🙂✌🏼❤️
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This one brought a smile to my face.
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I think this version worked just as well, Ken! Thank you for re-writing it to fit the prompt.
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Nice shot of a majestic bird who was good enough to sit still long enough for you to snap the pic. Maybe humans seem less menacing when they are floating on water?
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Ken, you’re a master of forms! And your poems carry deep meaning.
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Just the right amount of tension makes this piece soar! 👏👏
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Your words create a riveting image of the moment… outside and inside
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The perfect image and poem combo, Ken! I hope you got the bird’s best side.
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Lovely.
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This is simply wonderful Ken!
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What a stunning image, Ken. You captured the magnificence of the eagle.
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Ah the image wed to the poem to the words….well done!
And yes….you with your camera watching through the lens…but who was truly watching whom?
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Moments like this are gifts! Your quadrille is one as well. Beautifully done.
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This is a beauty, Ken!
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Lovely piece, Ken, and what a beautiful bird!
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🙂 Thank you, Susi.
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You’re so welcome, Ken! 🙂
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