I Am An Eagle

As father gave the push, my mother whispered, “Fly, my child!” Resplendent in my feathers, yet was frightened of the wild unknown for that where I grew up, I had to leave and find the reason for my wings and claws, and how I can’t be mild. The rush of warm wind cushioned me as I took my first flight, majestic bird who gracefully flew to such soaring heights. From that day on I fed myself and did my parents proud for they have taught me not to let the prey escape my sight. For forty years I roamed the land and soared over the sea, but then the time had come to make the choice that’s hard for me. Up on the steepest rocky mount, I went and by my own removed my brittle beak, talons, and old wings painfully. Why did I have to go through all the changes and the pain? Those parts were worn and have become my weakness and my bane. So now that God has given me another thirty years, behold me after my rebirth, the eagle soars again! *For those who would care to see,this is a 3-min video on the eagle's painful rebirth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXTrWPvP0iQ Eagles: illumination of spirit, healing, creation, Divine, Spirit (feathers are sacred healing tools) PICTURE YOURSELF AS A BIRD POETRY CONTEST - 9th Place SPONSOR: ANDREA DIETRICH 13 May 2015