Eagle Calls Out

Eagle calls out a greeting,

a sharp cry, unseen, over the lake

echoing, welcoming me back to his domain,

still water reflecting the blue sky stretching beyond

earth’s boundaries, boundaries that hold me here, earthbound,

or a warning, perhaps, calling out, luring me away

from an aerie’s nest I cannot find

in my search for him, my eyes trained

on the horizon, scanning the treetops,  

the old dead trees, barren branches that provide for him a perch

where I’ve seen him in other years, grand and stately,

posed and poised to spread his wings and fly,

disappearing over the hills I search now

on the other shore, dreaming, disappearing myself, 

hearing only an echo stretching beyond earth’s boundaries, 

calling out, a sharp cry, unseen.