Early Morning Wonder July 13, 2025

The soaring hawk surveys the field below;
As locusts' chorus swells and then subsides.
A battle for the nectar where it flows--
Those tiny pilots buzzing side to side.

Cardinals' scarlet robes chase through the trees;
Whistling pure and sweet in cheerful calls.
They listen for a lover to appease,
And join the joyful early morning ball.

Fuzzy, furry, fluffy, frisky squirrels
Arrive en masse to raid the food supply;
Barking their behests to beasts and birds
To stay at bay until they're satisfied.

Summer's morning fauna on display
​Fills my soul with wonder every day.

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