Red Tail Glowing

Red Tail Glowing
Red tail glowing, talons ready
Wings on power-dive, lunch is below.
Hawk is hunting, high in the meadow
Squirrel or rabbit, each a meal.
Quick, it’s over, talons piercing
Hooked beak is slicing, lunch is fresh.
Ripping, tearing, hawk is a butcher.
Today there’s lunch, tomorrow, hunting.
Back home, are the young ones, nestlings still, always hungry, always screeching
Mother's provider, without her, no lunch,without her, no dinner,
until then, they watch and wait