MYthology brought us
\nThe Harpies no wilder
\nWind spirits were there
\ntransporters of the dead
\nInto Hades
\nWith bodies of eagles
\nAnd faces aware<\/p>\n
Creation the great natural
\nPhenomenon gave us
\nA raptor a realization
\nThe great Harpy Eagle
\nA tangible torment
\na wingspan whose talons
\nSuch dramatization
\nWith ebony eyeballs
\nand a scimitar beak
\nHandsome and horrific
\nSomewhat of a freak<\/p>\n
Imagine a capuchin
\nUp in the canopy
\nTugging at fruit pods
\nAnd chewing away
\nOnly to feel a crescendo of
\nAgony
\nAnd then be borne on the wing
\nFar away<\/p>\n
To a nest in a fork
\nOf the great sabre tree high
\nTo be quickly dismantled and fed to a chick
\nWhose squarks sound more like
\nA kraken in waiting
\nNot the death really
\nThat any would pick<\/p>\n
Its enough to unnerve
\nYou
\nA bleak kind of ending
\nPicked clean by a surgeon
\nWith feathers that span
\n5 feet or more
\nTorn to pieces in seconds
\nAn unparalleled master
\nWith one central plan<\/p>\n
Its chick, and the canopy
\nSome 40 metres
\nup off the ground
\nIn the greenery where
\nA secret world exists
\nUp in the sunlight
\nReaching the clouds almost
\nUp where the air<\/p>\n
Is fresh
\nAll encompassing
\nAll we can see
\nIs the extent of jungle
\nThats stretches now skyward
\nSo much vibrant colour
\nTis here the Harpy
\nHunts with such vigilance
\nVerve and veracity
\nKnowledge is vital
\nIn facts its the key<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
MYthology brought us The Harpies no wilder Wind spirits were there transporters of the dead Into Hades With bodies of eagles And faces aware Creation the great natural Phenomenon gave us A raptor a realization The great Harpy Eagle A … Continue reading