Poor Mouse

pity the mouse
caught between two cats
pain and sorrow

Fly By Night

wings over the pasture
moonlight in the hunter’s eyes
the grasses tremble.

such a tiny bird
this wren – yet how fiercely
it scolds the cat

cheeky little wren
fancies up her house with
filched hawk feathers

wings over hayfield
moonlight in the hunter’s eyes
the grasses tremble.

Peregrine falcon
glares at my interference
pigeon at my feet

This happened one day as I was coming out of a store.
Peregrines, fearless birds, can really glare at you!