EAGLE-EYE

by 
Gwen Austin

Copyright 2001

Oh majestic eagle
what do you see
perched on a snag 
so high above me?

Your white head feathers
shimmer so fine
in morning glow sublime

Do you see goldeneye ducks
feathered black and white 
as they do their water tucks

or elegant black cormorants
as they sit and preen

or white and gray gulls
who swoop and squelp

or busy madrona
of peeling red bark
and falling leaves

or curlews
 calling their name
while de-bugging meadow marsh

or pesky crows
nagging with 'caws'

Are you awed
by Mt. Baker
snow-white and serene?

Or are you focused
only on lunch
as it leaps water-free?