Raj Arumugam (INDIA)

we may glorify the eagle
the bird of prey
that is in the air
over Fukagawa Susaki
at its moment of decision
as it eyes the birds
near the wooden bucket
at the edge of the bay:
but it too
for all its magnificence
is flesh and a bundle of needs
as are people
all the ones who have come and gone
and now in this moment
there is just us
flesh and a bundle of needs