A Paradigm For Large And Small Poem by Ted Sheridan

A proud young Osprey stands on the top rung
of the tall satellite tower; perched and guarding
his family’s nest. Spring has brought his migrational return
just as it had done with his father and his father’s father
before him. A strong southwest wind carries his screeching;
five crows in a distant tree take heed of his nervous nature.
While directly below the Osprey’s post in the parking lot,
a clot of new grass breaks through a crack in the asphalt
and a rodent eats its last meal….
All life and death is just a process of trial and error….

2008 © TS