nature at lunchtime

past the magnolias a flash of grey hawk
today the cardinal gazes through glass
and the house sparrow will not cease to talk

the cat is out there on its daily walk
the birds are silent as it stalks to pass
past the magnolias a flash of grey hawk

there is no reason any here would squawk
we have not yet reached an open impasse
and the house sparrow will not cease to talk

the hunter's quiet and he won't let you balk
your options aren't as simple nor as crass
past the magnolias a flash of grey hawk

the stranger waits and cannot help but gawk
there is nothing here that you could amass
and the house sparrow will not cease to talk

you write the message down in plain old chalk
and watch the squirrels running on the grass
past the magnolias a flash of grey hawk
and the house sparrow will not cease to talk