On its own for the first time,
it gapes its beak and points at
worms, at maggots and beetles
fleeing across pavement –
it invites them gently into its maw
and waits,
and waits.
On its own for the first time,
it gapes its beak and points at
worms, at maggots and beetles
fleeing across pavement –
it invites them gently into its maw
and waits,
and waits.