Warning on the Trail

Stay persistent.

Photo by noel o'shaughnessy on Unsplash

        Warning on the Trail 

A shrill pricks my ears
on the trail. 
CAW, CAW, CAW 
Silence swallowed whole—
 
I turn my head
to the sound while my arms
pump and legs bound. 
CAW, CAW, CAW 
I tilt my head up, 
and my eyes meet— 
a chase. 
 
A red-tailed hawk
glides overhead, the crow 
hot on his heels. 
Persistent. 
His alarm call 
presses on until the hawk 
lands. His threat is over. 
Silence holds steady.      

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