osprey waited days in high nest
for her mate to arrive from far off
the pair now huddle
among the sticks
in rain so fat it splatters
drenching the wait now
for eggs that will need warming
and insistent little mouths
that will demand to be fed
osprey waited days in high nest
for her mate to arrive from far off
the pair now huddle
among the sticks
in rain so fat it splatters
drenching the wait now
for eggs that will need warming
and insistent little mouths
that will demand to be fed
MaryJane Nordgren
Author of the Nandria Series, MaryJane is a retired family practice physician who grew up in the Midwest but now lives in the Pacific Northwest.