‘Morning Hawk’
Photographer Peter Trelay is a UK/Canadian citizen born in England to French and Irish parents. He has lived in many countries in the Americas, Europe, and Asia, teaching English over the past thirty years.
Morning Hawk
A Cooper’s Hawk wakes me at dawn.
Her quick kak-kak calls to her mate.
She leaves the pine and comes to rest
In the ash, kak-kak kak-kak.
Beware, squirrels and mice!
Robins, hold your fledglings close!
Rooster crows a warning
By the light of a half moon
As the red-eyed accipiter invades prim
Yards of clipped grass and painted bird houses
In a quiet and terrible descent
Sandra Hosking is a Pushcart-nominated poet, playwright, and photographer based in the Pacific Northwest. Her debut chapbook, Forces of Nature, was recently published by Dancing Girl Press. Her work has appeared in The Ana, Red Ogre Review, The Elevation Review, Havik, Black Lion Review, and more. She holds M.F.A. degrees in theatre and creative writing.
