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Butterfly poetry collection

Osprey Overhead: Poems of the Skies

A varied collection of poems gathered around this subject, with space for different voices, images, and moods.

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01

Animals

Sky’s Hunter

Osprey's flight in morning's light,
Sky's hunter, pure delight.
In every dive, in every glide,
Nature's touch, far and wide.
Through your wings, beauty's spread,
Nature's whispers, gently led.
Soft and bright in dawn's beam,
Osprey's charm, softly seen.
In every sky, in every place,
Nature's wonder, nature's grace.

02

Animals

Aerial Grace

Osprey's flight in sky's embrace,
Nature's hunter, pure and grace.
In every dive, in every fold,
Life's fine touch, softly told.
Through your wings, beauty's shown,
Nature's love, softly grown.
Light and free in morning's glow,
Osprey's charm, gently show.
In every sky, in every space,
Nature's wonder, nature's grace.

03

Animals

Hunter’s Flight

Osprey's flight in sky's light,
Nature's hunter, pure delight.
In every dive, in every fold,
Nature's beauty, softly told.
Through your wings, beauty's spread,
Nature's whispers, gently led.
Soft and lush in morning's glow,
Osprey's charm, softly show.
In every sky, in every place,
Nature's wonder, nature's grace.

04

Animals

Osprey's Odd Flight

An osprey flew in loops and swirls,
Confusing all the fish and squirrels.
"Why do you fly like that?" they'd ask,
"It's fun!" said osprey, "a joyful task!"
The animals laughed, watched with cheer,
As osprey's loops filled the air.
With each swirl, joy would grow,
In the osprey's aerial show.

05

Animals

Osprey's Opera

An osprey loved to sing a tune,
Under the stars, beneath the moon.
"Caw caw!" it'd sing with pride,
As the animals gathered wide.
The forest would echo with the sound,
Of osprey's voice, so profound.
With each note, laughter would spread,
In the osprey's musical bed.

06

Animals

Sky's Navigator

Amidst the cliff where ospreys soar,
Osprey whispers, in air's explore.
Wings that glide on thermals high,
Osprey's whispers, in sky's reply.
Talons grip in ocean's dive,
Osprey poems, in hunter's thrive.
Amidst the cliffs and seabird's cry,
Osprey whispers, in coastal sky.
Each flight that charts, a bird's domain,
Osprey poems, in sky's refrain.
In the air's embrace, their whispers blend,
Osprey's voyage, in sky's amend.

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