A US Airways jetliner crashed into the Hudson River after a flock of birds apparently disabled both its engines. Seattle PI headline.
A howling jetliner leaves the ground
and flies up like an inelegant bird,
the howling turns to join a passing flock,
it doesn't fly well with others.
The howling, like an underfed hawk,
plunges in and the flock is reduced
to a scattering of feathers, a scattering
of engine parts reduces the howling.
The howling plunges into a river
like an inelegant bird,
a buzzing-boat swarm
scurries in like small furry things
picking the innards, and a gaggle
of buzzing reporters scavenge the chatter
like pickers at the garbage dump.
Monday, January 19, 2009
Inelegant Bird
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4 comments:
Love the last stanza!
Enjoyed reading someone using the news to formulate a poem. I was, of course, glad no passengers were injured, but as a nature lover, I was concerned about those birds.
I second STG. Love the last stanza!
with all your repetitions you might try writing it as a villanelle!
i like the "gaggle" of reporters. :-)
If only all news could be written thus!
clearly fading
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