HUNTING THE CHILDREN
Lord of the lagoon,
a Great Egret stalks
among the reeds.
A baby duck strays,
huddles between
cattail stems.
Head tilted,
the plumed hunter
snakes forward,
unblinking,
it spears
the duckling,
stilts to dry ground.
From the yellow beak,
webbed feet dangle.
Green Hills Literary Lantern
