A Wild and Awesome End, by Zisi Berkowitz

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A Wild and Awesome End, by Zisi Berkowitz

I ’m circling the park

Getting my exercise

When I notice a to-do

To my surprise.

I slow to a trot

And see a jamboree

In the branches

of a Sweetgum tree.

We squint and crane

stare and gawk

And get a glimpse

Of a roosting red-tailed hawk.

We trade pleasantries,

smile, and slow the pace,

And then I’m back to the grind

continuing the race.

But as I run the miles

I know that around the bend

Awaits a wild and awesome end.