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Vultures croaking from above us
‘come on, come on, it’s time to eat,
we’ve plenty of rotting meat!’

awakened, my whole family,
stretching our pinions wide

rising from the graveyard,
yelping, away we all glide.

ayaz daryl nielsen, veteran and former hospice nurse, lives in Longmont, Colorado, USA. Editor of bear creek haiku (28+ years/150+ issues) with poetry published worldwide (and deeply appreciated), he is online at: bear creek haiku poetry, poems and info

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