A Condor's Triumph (All poems begin here going down the list)

26 line poem dedicated to a California Condor bird

A Running River

In Canyon Walls

Spiraling Into a Great Waterfall

Then a Screaming California Condor

Sky-Sails the Rainbow Falls. 

With Great Wings Flapping,

The Screaming Condor Flies,

With Gnarling huge beak

The Screaming Condor Flies. 

But Hark! A crushing gun shot!

An Evil & Vile Poacher!

He Hunts His Outlaw Trophy of Trophies,

His Own California Condor! 

The Crown Evil of All His Poaches. 

But Nature Harkens and Fate Swings

The Condor Swoops His Condors Claws

Have Plucked Upward the Poacher

And Sweeping Over Rainbow Falls

The Condor Releases His Prey

To a Long and Airy Watery Drop

And End this Poachers Life

From Impact down a 300 yard fall,

And in end the Poacher is split upon a ragged boulder,

Nature as Triumphant Celebrant

Increases the Sun of the Day

For Here, Once, man has become Condor's Prey.

composed December 12, 1968 Belleville Illinois

Raymond Lee Collins (Raymondofthewoods)

age 16

copyright reserved by the publisher

Carol A Wells