I can hear it again, the shrill distant eagle’s cry <br /> <br />Tugging at my soul <br /> <br /> <br />When I look up, there he is <br /> <br />Hovering gracefully in the sky above <br /> <br /> <br />And sometimes perched on a tree nearby <br /> <br />Perhaps quietly watching my life go by <br /> <br /> <br />What do you see from afar <br /> <br />What secrets do you hold <br /> <br /> <br />You presence everyday is a mystery <br /> <br />Are you an angel or a messenger, sent to watch over me <br /> <br /> <br />Do you tell the master above <br /> <br />What games on earth are played <br /> <br /> <br />Or do you soar to open skies <br /> <br />To escape an earth defiled <br /> <br /> <br />PS: Keen to hear about any mythological/ cultural connotations; beliefs or symbolism associated with eagles! Or even your favourite eagle story!<br /><br />Anita Atina<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/an-eagle-watches-over-me/
