If it wasn't…

(i)

regular goshawk
camouflaged
in grape trellis

(ii)

jumping ahead
katydid and mind

(iii)

in the grip
of sharp talons
a tree shrew

(iv)

struggle ends
what remains --
is feathers

(v)

butterfly feeder
a missing friend

(vi)
left alone
in the garden
with thoughts


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Christina Chin (roman),Sarang Bhand (italics)