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Topic: Hum (06/06/13)
- TITLE: Southwestern Performance
By Cheryl von Drehle
06/12/13 -
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Talons fused into focusing eyes
Raptor-ous fliers take swooping dives
Majestic fierceness
Sailing aloft on currents of froth
Speeds that defy what is commonly thought
Stirring softly unaware below
Life abounds preternaturally slow
Nature prevails as prey violently dies
A production of contrast
As victor meets vanquished
Mighty meets weak as realms interclash
Meanwhile…
Hum of a thousand beats
Dervishly thrumming whirl of wings
Tiny sugar factories unceasingly spin
Twirling plush nests
Stringed hidden in spidery branches
Babies safely hatch within human protection
Glibly adored
Nature pristine in awfulness glory
Adorned in blood violence and gore
Faithfully ruled with loving care
Subdued and restored with tranquil hand
Created to travel alongside man
A Sonora Desert museum
Tucson Arizona treasure
Displaying shows both bold and sublime
Owl Falcon RedHawk startling alive
A family of Harris Hawks suddenly dives
Trained to demonstrate the thrill of the hunt
While Hummingbird habitat quietly thrives
Where spirited away from preying eyes
They flutter in peace on their sheltered stage
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Inspired by a visit to the Sonora Desert Museum, Tucson, Arizona
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