I SOAR WITH MY BROTHERS
THE EAGLE AND THE
FALCON AND THE CROW,
MY WISDOM IS STRONG
AND WILLING AND MY
POWERS THEY ALL KNOW.
UNLIKE MY BROTHERS
MY POWERS ARE GOD
GIVEN GREATER FOR MY USE,
I DEFEND MY FAMILY WITH
MY LIFE AND WILL
ACCEPT NO ABUSE.



I DIFFER FROM MY BROTHERS
WITH MY VISION NOCTURNAL
AND MORE CLEAR,
I CAN MANEUVER IN SO
MANY PLACES THAT THEY
SEEM TO OFTEN FEAR.
MY MATE IS PERMENANT
I AM MALE THE SMALLEST
OF MY BREED,
MY YOUNG WILL NEVER BE
ABANDONED I WILL STARVE
TO SEE THEM EAT.



MY COLORS ARE RED TO
CAMOUFLAGE ME IN MY FLIGHT.
FOR I AM A HUNTER ON
THE WING BOTH DAY AND NIGHT.
I TAKE ONLY WHAT MY
FAMILY NEEDS TO SURVIVE,
TO OVER HUNT MY TERRAIN
WOULD BE FOOLISH AND
THEN I WOULD DIE.



SOME DAY YOU MAY SEE ONE
OF MY KIND HOVERING
OVER YOUR SKY,
MY RANGE IS LARGE I
LIVE IN MANY STATES
AND PLACED SECOND BY ALL.
NOW I AM PROTECTED AND
SANCTIONED AS STATE
BIRD IN MANY STATES,
WHO AM I ???
I AM THE RED HAWK LET
THERE BE NO MISTAKE.



PLEASE PROTECT OUR WILD LIFE
FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS
(SUNDOWN) a Cherokee
By R.BRENT © 2004
All rights reserved
Used with permission

May the Spirits always be with you!

Thank you for walking this path with me!
MorningStar Joni

 

6-5-2008