I Kissed A Falcon

For Tony Taylor
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She was a young and lovely Peregrine, that came my way that day;
As my left arm lifted, she flew to it, and gently on it stay!
She looked at me with her piercing eyes, that said, “I’ve found my truest love”;
I felt my soul connect to hers, as bells pealed from high Above!
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I mounted on my mighty steed, upon my shoulder she sat perched;
We rode five miles to my country home, lined with age old Oaks and Birch!
I fed her rabbit, beef, and quenched her thirst, that first of seven thousand days;
For she stayed with me for twenty years, before she flew away!
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Every day I took her to rolling meadows, set her loose, high skies to soar;
She’d see birds in flight and fast give chase, scare them to their core!
But for her it was just a game she played, did it only for the thrill;
She’d veer off at the last moment, for she never them would kill!
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She still comes often now to visit me, in sleep, I see her and I cry;
She has an extra set of wings, this Angel by my side!
She bends her head to touch my lips, and bestows me with a kiss;
Her eyes tell me someday I’ll come, to join her in eternal bliss!
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                                I kiss a falcon
                        As she dives into my soul
                              We bond forever