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Flight Of The Eagle

Did you feel the beat of her wings
The wild wind brushing your face as she flew
The power and force from tens of thousands of years
Forged together in her flight just for you
Did she steal the air from your lungs
As she soared high above through summer skies
To rise like a phoenix from ashes to great heights
Gliding the thermals she seeks as she flies

Did you see her effortless gait
Subtle flexes of feathers on her wings
Steering her onwards and ever upwards through flight
Drifting every which way the thermal springs
Did she send shivers down your spine
As she suddenly spied her prey below
Wings back head down she dropped steeply back down to earth
To grasp her prey and deal that fatal blow

Did you watch her talons reach out
Then clench as they held fast onto her prize
As she lifted it from the ground and flew away
Carrying her trophy back to the skies
Did your every dream find their wings
Watching the grace and beauty of her flight
As she sailed timelessly through summers golden glow
Did she mesmerise with her awesome delight

Jane Shields (C)

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