he heard hawks on wing hunreds of feet overhead

                                                      he enjoyed that he had the abilitydidnt doubtchallenge it

could hear his daughtereven beyond her trademark Indeed

                                                                   It is what it is.

which he disliked immensely

                                    which was reason enough for her to say

a sharp cookie

    unfortunately she had to be

she wasnt only maintaining her obligations  but also absorbing her mothers her sisters

they were called away

                                        if one dares listen

Death has a call

a presence

              visage

that the dying can see

first fearfully

then familiarly

                   defiant

he witnessed the defiance in his wifes eyes  his daughters

dying

        defiance is the last card one can play

                                                  if 

one isnt suddenlysnappedup  taken

 

    the hawk

               he was earthmired  a buffalo

the hawk was their spirit animal

                                               maybe

why he could hear hawks

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