Nature takes its Course

So, as I, a human

On the wing,

As birds remind me,

From hummingbirds’

Tiny busy accelerated life,

To the furry birds just hatched

In the porch ferns...

Only a few clusters of days

And a black snake wraps

Around the porch post,

Slinks across and into the fern

Where the perfectly made

Little nest is nesting,

Makes a meal

And retreats.

I saw the lumps,

Admired the snake,

Then had to chase

And, sadly, kill it.

Nature takes its course.