I.
Sky
kings
spread large
plumb feathers
noble talons slashed,
claws gashed, their
deadly
grace
ruled
II.
Washington state bald eagles tore
pink salmon flesh from
growling seals'
irate
jaws
as
coho
and chinook
ran the Hood Canal
spawned the Skokomish and beyond.
III.
Stately wingspans cast huge shadows
on the waterway
silver scales
reddened
as
beaks
and teeth
contended
for thrashing lox, both
coveting each egg-heavy prize.
IV.
Sun
rays
bled on
cresting waves
deadlocked combatants
hightailed the
scarlet
wine
sea.
