the eagle

Regal

plumes perfect

coloration varying from brown to ochre

Tall proud head

of starry-white feathers

Beak of marigolds

protruding into the cosmos

Eyes piercing

in the beauty

and magnificence

of this earth

Supernatural claws with

a certain tightened

grip around a perch

unsteadied

Can you rule

with your superior vantage point,

if your claw has been

crushed by your swooping

from one world to another?