Falcon by Angus Kopua

Angus Kopua —

Equal 2nd place winner of the Young Poets category of the 2017 UNESCO Dunedin City of Literature Robert Burns Poetry Competition

Slicing,tearing and ripping up his prey

None of the animals in the area have the courage to stay

Slowly rising up into the air

Zooming back down to make animals cower with fear

His yellow beak glinting in the sun Flapping.gliding and soaring away to have some more fun

Gracefully gliding through the sky Descending down to eat his kai