Hawks

HAWKS

hawk
on a hot tin roof
stares over hotel roofs and pools
at yachts sailing the blue Mediterranean

silently
a second hawk flies in
from the mountains

the first lifts off
shows the white underside of wings
and the two are away
together

© Gerald England

Composed: Maleme, 7th October 2006

Publications

2007 Sons of Camus Writers International Journal (Cyprus)
2007 Ackworth born, gone West (Internet)