Cancelled Flight
No architect of reason can save them from their plight.
No proffered catnip ransom restore their former flight.
When lethal paws unsheath their daggers, hummingbird and finch—
Their wings, stilled from their flight, lie scattered on the bench.
whirred
Prompt words today are architect, can, ransom, plight and paws.
lifelessons - a blog by Judy Dykstra-Brown 
This is so sad, but a truism of nature! A lovely poem.
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Poetic death.
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Very clever use of totally incongruent prompts.
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We love our furry babies, but oh, they are lethal for our beloved songsters.
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And that is one of the reasons we are supposed to keep pet cats indoors. They kill more than 3 million birds every year. Just for fun.
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