May 2017
Sunrise
A light mist diffuses its rays
Rabbits lap at the morning dew
Eagles circle overhead
Morning
Kids walking to school
Rabbits flee to the bushes
Eagles circle overhead
Women in designer sneakers
Walk designer dogs
Dogs stare intently at the bushes
Eagles circle overhead
Students in PE uniforms
Run here and there
Yelling, chasing *****
Eagles circle overhead
Riding mower screams near bushes
Spraying grass and debris
Terrified rabbits flee the mower’s roar
Eagles plunge downward
Aerie rests upon outfield lightstand
Eaglets screech, mouths agape
Mother rips warm meat from a tiny carcass
Her children will live another day
Noon
Students sit here and there
Eating, laughing, smoking
They leave trash in their wake
The rats are lucky the eagles have eaten
The sky is bright blue overhead
Students in PE uniforms
Run here and there
Yelling, chasing *****
The sky is bright blue overhead
Kids walking home
Individually and in small groups
They ignore the trash
They do not see the rats
Puffy clouds float by overhead
An old Mexican man with a sad demeanor
Walks the field
He picks up the trash with gloved hands
The sun beats down upon his head
Boys in cleats occupy the field
Mouths full of seeds
Moving in choreographed actions
The sky is filled with grayish white spheres
For awhile
Dusk
The field’s lights blink on
Accompanied by a faint fluorescent hum
The eagles are not disturbed
The bright bulbs warm their nest
The sky is cobalt and pink
Groups of uniformed boys run on and off of the field
Spectators’ cheers punctuate their actions
The eagles sleep peacefully
The sky is obscured by bright lights
Night
A trim Caucasian man moves a heavy switch downward
One by one the lights go dim, silent, off
The last lights are his truck’s headlights beaming across the infield
A crescent moon is visible overhead
Deer and coyotes play deadly hide and seek during the night
The deer seeking sweet flowers and grass
The coyotes seeking the deer
The moon and stars glow brightly overhead
Sunrise
The sun peeks above the horizon
Warm hues of yellow and orange
Songbirds wake to announce the day
Eagles circle overhead
A light mist diffuses its rays
Rabbits lap at the morning dew
Eagles circle overhead
Morning
Kids walking to school
Rabbits flee to the bushes
Eagles circle overhead
Women in designer sneakers
Walk designer dogs
Dogs stare intently at the bushes
Eagles circle overhead
Students in PE uniforms
Run here and there
Yelling, chasing *****
Eagles circle overhead
Riding mower screams near bushes
Spraying grass and debris
Terrified rabbits flee the mower’s roar
Eagles plunge downward
Aerie rests upon outfield lightstand
Eaglets screech, mouths agape
Mother rips warm meat from a tiny carcass
Her children will live another day
Noon
Students sit here and there
Eating, laughing, smoking
They leave trash in their wake
The rats are lucky the eagles have eaten
The sky is bright blue overhead
Students in PE uniforms
Run here and there
Yelling, chasing *****
The sky is bright blue overhead
Kids walking home
Individually and in small groups
They ignore the trash
They do not see the rats
Puffy clouds float by overhead
An old Mexican man with a sad demeanor
Walks the field
He picks up the trash with gloved hands
The sun beats down upon his head
Boys in cleats occupy the field
Mouths full of seeds
Moving in choreographed actions
The sky is filled with grayish white spheres
For awhile
Dusk
The field’s lights blink on
Accompanied by a faint fluorescent hum
The eagles are not disturbed
The bright bulbs warm their nest
The sky is cobalt and pink
Groups of uniformed boys run on and off of the field
Spectators’ cheers punctuate their actions
The eagles sleep peacefully
The sky is obscured by bright lights
Night
A trim Caucasian man moves a heavy switch downward
One by one the lights go dim, silent, off
The last lights are his truck’s headlights beaming across the infield
A crescent moon is visible overhead
Deer and coyotes play deadly hide and seek during the night
The deer seeking sweet flowers and grass
The coyotes seeking the deer
The moon and stars glow brightly overhead
Sunrise
The sun peeks above the horizon
Warm hues of yellow and orange
Songbirds wake to announce the day
Eagles circle overhead
