Elizabeth Searle Lamb
Hawk
one sparrow hawk
re-shaping
the rooftop
a not right shape
until one sees
what he is
and the new shape
becomes the shape
day
after summer
day
to look for
scimitar beak
barred feathers
and the flip
of tail
how newly
heavy
becomes the word
Copyright © 2005 Elizabeth Searle Lamb
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