Universal
by IamBoris

In a burgundy sky,
twin moons shine brightly.
A tarpan-hawk
croons a soulful song
as she soars
through the golden clouds.
With jade eyes, she spots me,
but does not mind my presence.
Visitors are nothing new.
As she takes her perch
on the branch of a mighty telano tree,
the moonlight accentuates
the deep crimson of her feathers,
and the rich auburn spots
that encircle her eyes
and seem a specter of death.
With hooked beak,
she prunes herself, and,
without missing a beat,
suddenly swoops
from the heavens
to devour a rodent
she had been surveilling
with the corner of her eye.
A distant, alien world,
yet a recognizable food chain
remains.  Perhaps some things
are universal.
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