Winter buzzard
1870. Grey, damp field, turned inside out,
A winter buzard in profile,
A solitary tree on wet sky, both
Ornaments along an asphalt route;
Territory of carrion, roadkill prey.
A hare cowering in cold furrows;
The head of the bird turns, but half wild;
White plumage with brown drops,
Blood and fur on poisoned soil.
New in Index Ten Thousand: Winter buzzard • 1870
In Memory of Du Fu (712-770), A painted Hawk, in The Poetry of Du Fu, 1.11, Library of Chinese Humanities, de Gruyter.
Winter buzzard is in English called a Rough-legged buzzard.
Last Updated on 2 uger by Jacob Gammelgaard