The Woodpecker

                                                                  In my yard

on a limb, old and dead,

I saw

a

wwwoooooodddpppeeeccckkkeeerrr

Kitten saw him, too,

and spent three life moments in

s   t   e    a   l   t   h

A hopeless hunt.

Doomed.

And, so,

it failed.

The quarry flew,

the quest was through,

leaving kitten

to

p o u n c e

on life moment #4.

 

(composed 08/08/1995)