Beneath The Shadow Bare Poem by L MILTON HANKINS

What lies beneath the shadow bare
Reflection faded from brightening sun
The will to flee or take to the skies
Content to languish in the darkness
Beneath the stand of giant pin oaks
None but I have traced in starkness
The outlines where the hidden tries
To recover from the horrendous stun
It took from pane when crashing there.

Then, suddenly from the shadow bare
Thrashing and senseless flopping about
The injured gained new self-confidence
And when I gave an encouraging shout
It righted itself, taking quickly to the air.