The Eagle And The Man... Poem by RIC BASTASA

like an eagle one soars and tries
to scuttle for an island where it may nest
and lay its eggs
hoping for the cliffs and
some sticks and trunks of deadwood
wandering if there is
a monkey for dinner to start with

none so far attracts the beginning
of greatness
there is no height and there is no
sound for prey

the eagle wanders dissolving in
a far horizon

the man stays foot under the big tree
envious of the searching trip
unable to dissolve itself in his
chosen horizon

in his world of fences and walls
safe and yet so unhappy.