Lawrence Hall
Dispatches for the Colonial Office
Death Falls Apart in White
Snow does not fall in July,
and yet there is white
White falling like large snowflakes
or small flower petals
White scatterings across the
summer lawn
Ghostly among the leafy sheltering
oaks
The hawks are back
An egret about her business
of bugs and snakes
Sudden violence high up in
the gentle air
Flesh and life claw-ripped,
torn, and devoured
Unheard below, only feathers falling
like snow
The hawks are back
This artificial paradise of
feeders and seeders
And flower-bordered lawn is a
scape of death
From which the gentle
rabbits, birds, and squirrels
Withdraw in silent fear
The hawks are back
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