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A Peregrine
by Ryan NardiA peregrine,
it took from me
a moment that I freely gave.
The breath it swept
out of my lungs,
when, all at once,
it swooped my way.
I stopped and
for a moment stared.
His spotted breast
not far from me.
I thought to take a picture
but my bones...
but my bones and his.
Peregrine!
Majestic, fleeting,
I know our eyes met
in those woods.
When glaciers of the moment melted,
thence he fled,
and there I stood.
What great chance
to see this creature!
What rare egg
precipitated
this event, a moment,
frozen,
fleeting as a peregrine? 11/03/2022 Posted on 11/03/2022
Copyright © 2025 Ryan Nardi
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Chris Sorrenti on 11/03/22 at 02:51 AM Really enjoyed reading your poem, Ryan, birds, animals being among my favorite subjects. Refreshingly different. |
| Posted by Linda Fuller on 01/07/23 at 06:18 PM Happy to see you back, if only for a frozen, fleeting moment. |
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