Crag martins.
Crag martins…little bastards! Gliding
fleet and swift and innocent as arrows,
diving the path in the gorge of Garganta del Cares
that’s carved from cliffs with gut-churning drops beside it.
The dizzying hike will take away your breath:
no safety rail and where the route’s most high-risk,
where ledge narrows and the precipice is highest,
they’ve formed some mud to a perfect cup-shaped nest:
a work of art crafted by villainous creatures,
pasted to rock just above your eyelids,
the entrance hole too high but if you teetered,
tip-toed, on the far edge of the track
you could almost see the chicks inside it.
You’d only have to take a small step ba
a
a
a
ck!!!
notes
Crag martins…little bastards! Gliding
fleet and swift and innocent as arrows,
diving the path in the gorge of Garganta del Cares
that’s carved from cliffs with gut-churning drops beside it.
The dizzying hike will take away your breath:
no safety rail and where the route’s most high-risk,
where ledge narrows and the precipice is highest,
they’ve formed some mud to a perfect cup-shaped nest:
a work of art crafted by villainous creatures,
pasted to rock just above your eyelids,
the entrance hole too high but if you teetered,
tip-toed, on the far edge of the track
you could almost see the chicks inside it.
You’d only have to take a small step ba
a
a
a
ck!!!
notes