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Flicker
The Flicker flutters as he approaches a precarious perch.
Talons take hold, hiding their points, penetrating tree-flesh.
Pounding a rhythm, beak breaks bark.
Rapid tapping splintering, resounding, sounding rash.
Tiny creatures retreating, crawling, slithering, tenacious.
Two sides simultaneously intertwined, survival tainted.
Some must die, deliciously devoured, drummed sadistic.
Wings spread wide, spray wind, sprouting whispers.
Messages, metaphors missed, making mild amusement.
Life unabashedly leaps unbounded, learning, undoubtedly.
Earth's heart-beat is heard best by being here wholly.
Woodpeckers remind wondering minds, wisely, where.
