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- absence of light
osprey chicks
scrubby osprey chicks
now tall enough to peer
over the edge of the nest
at the traffic on Ritchie Road
and the man with awe in his eyes
and a camera
but their gaze is not for mere humans
they are waiting for a parent
with food
osprey spring
An original poem by MaryJane Nordgren
osprey male alone, perched atop their pole
waiting, spying, swooping
lifting to refine their nest from years ago, waiting
and now she’s come, his mate
the nest their focus, with joy times smuggled
speaking softly their language of love and devotion
before demanding chicks
take up their summer days in feeding and protecting
a pair, a team vital, to each other
and to the survival of the osprey race