Black and white <br />From light and shade <br />Swoops parental vengeance, <br />Just in case. <br /> <br />Song like a crimson sunset <br />Betrays this parents' blind <br />Skin and hair go missing, <br />Direct hit from behind. <br /> <br />Vexatious for such a short time <br />So noble the intent <br />Understandable and forgivable, <br />But at all with some regret. <br /> <br />Perhaps the song so sensuous <br />Could any predator dissuade? <br />Rather than this aerial mauling, <br />That only serves to hasten my balding. <br /> <br /> <br />25-26/9/2002<br /><br />Danny Draper<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-song-for-magpies/
