Osprey Chick
Hatch.
Eat, sleep, eat, sleep. Repeat.
Hop to the edge. Hop back.
Eat, sleep, grow. Eat, sleep, grow.
Hop to the edge. Stretch. Stretch. Hop back.
Eat. Hop to the edge. Flap. Flap. Hop back.
Hop to the edge. Flap, float, flap.
Flap. Flap. Flap. Circle. Return to the nest, at last.
Eat, sleep, grow.
Wake.
Soar.
Eat, sleep, eat, sleep. Repeat.
Hop to the edge. Hop back.
Eat, sleep, grow. Eat, sleep, grow.
Hop to the edge. Stretch. Stretch. Hop back.
Eat. Hop to the edge. Flap. Flap. Hop back.
Hop to the edge. Flap, float, flap.
Flap. Flap. Flap. Circle. Return to the nest, at last.
Eat, sleep, grow.
Wake.
Soar.
This poem is copyright (©) Elizabeth Thoms Charles 2024
About the Writer
Elizabeth Thoms Charles
Elizabeth is a member of SCBWI. She loves gardening, reading, writing, and walking in nature which occasionally inspires poetry. She spent part of her childhood in Arizona and currently lives in Colorado. She earned a BA in Spanish and an MLS in library science. A former public librarian, she writes poems, picture books, and mysteries.
