Discreet, to say the least,
the arrival. No Uber or cab.
Feasts, garbed in haute couture,
no bib, no offer of a bite.
Delights in al fresco dining,
private backyard, a must.
The wow of such beings,
pate lowering, extracting
earthy, black strings paired
with belligerent root, zoop!
A squid-ink linguini. Two gulps.
Sweet perfection sans napkin.
Our mystery guest half-rises,
surveys vista. Alas, no paparazzi,
not today; Ponzi prey, perhaps.
Ah, voila! Avian Reveal Party,
power-and-glory pie served
post haste–like a subpoena.
Gusseted wings unfold,
whip like a Nascar flag,
red-striped gear feather light.
A Lamborghini whoosh!
Red-tailed Hawk alights, sated,
to park in poplar’s celestial garage
Sandra Brodkin Dreis has published two chapbooks in 2024 with Kelsay Books: “Cultured Pearls” and “Dry-docked in New Jersey. A member of Winston-Salem Writers, her poems have appeared in Kakalak, North Carolina Literary Review, Flying South and Ravensperch–among others. She lives with Jillie Bean, her Jack Russell Terrier.
