A Bird’s Eye View
I saw an eagle
soaring on the currents of warm air
high above the arid plains
of parched earth
where the hot wind blows
and the tumbleweeds roll,
keen eyes sharply focused
searching for the smallest movement
the slightest sign or inkling
of a potential meal for the open beaks
waiting in the eyrie atop a krantz
in the distant blue mountains.
krantz, n. (S.-Afr.) precipitous or overhanging wall of rocks
Photo: http://photobucket.com/images/eagle
©DGA 08.10.2010
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10/10/2010 at 8:55 am
You’ve written a painting 🙂
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10/10/2010 at 9:02 am
Thanks, Cin, I saw it so clearly in my mind’s eye! 😀
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10/10/2010 at 9:01 am
That is SO descriptive…I can see the bird!
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10/10/2010 at 9:03 am
Thanks, Gran, so could I…
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10/10/2010 at 11:11 am
baaie pragtig, ne? 🙂
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10/10/2010 at 11:26 am
Baie dankie, BB, dat jy kom kuier het. Ek stem 😀
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10/10/2010 at 5:00 pm
I agree with Cin, it is a painting. Lovely! Thanks for defining krantz.
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10/10/2010 at 5:20 pm
It was a pleasure – and the writing of it as well. Thanks for your comment. 😀
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11/10/2010 at 12:39 am
You describe that wonderfully. And that graphic of the eagle flying, very appropriate.
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11/10/2010 at 6:08 am
Thanks, Shane. I wasn’t sure how to do it, but it was a ‘piece of cake’, lol!
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11/10/2010 at 3:40 am
I could actually hear the wind in his wings…soooooo beautiful my friend. Stunning!! xxx
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11/10/2010 at 6:09 am
Thanks so much, Amanda! Have a great week, my friend. xxx
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11/10/2010 at 4:36 am
you have painted a beautiful scene…so serene…love watching nature…
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11/10/2010 at 6:11 am
Thank you, Brian. Nature is so special, we must always be on our guard to preserve it…
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