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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE OSPREY, by CATHERINE B. GIBSON
First Line: Aloft he floats, with arching wings out spread
Last Line: With admiration as his rightful due.
Subject(s): Ospreys
First Line: Aloft he floats, with arching wings out spread
Last Line: With admiration as his rightful due.
Subject(s): Ospreys
Aloft he floats, with arching wings out spread,
Serene, yet watchful, in the summer sky,
Acme of power controlled, Sea-creatures dread
Encounter with his distance-piercing eye.
Now, with fast-beating wings, he checks his way
Gathering himself to make the fatal swoop,
To drop upon his unsuspecting prey --
A falling plummet in a finny troop.
Figure of cruel grace, rapacious, sure,
Sky denizen of powerful wing and eye --
Who shall forbid his struggle to endure?
His right to hunt for food, who shall deny?
So he sails calmly on into the blue
With admiration as his rightful due.
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