This Morning, In the Mist

Jane Hicks

A hawk wings                         out over the valley
climbs, seeks                                       a curtain of rain
thermals, wheels,                                awash in summer
bathes in breeze                                  no prey below
no hunt                                                but hawk hunger

Jane Hicks a retired teacher living in Upper East Tennessee. She has published two full length collections of poetry, appeared in numerous anthologies, and many regional publications.