what used to be 

wind advisory 
a week’s weather crossing 
the sky in one day 

a chew toy 

creosote flats 
the godforsaken road 
to the DMV 

bites the dust 

tail lift 
the perfect arc 
of a hawk’s turd

Bio: Cynthia Anderson

Publisher’s Note:

Falconers and other raptor enthusiasts often refer to hawk and eagle excrement as “slicings,” since these raptors forcefully eject their excrement in a long arc, called a slice. (Folks like me might call it projectile poop!) Slicings contain fecal matter, urates, and urine. (Source: “More Answers About the Baby Hawks” by The New York Times and NYC Audubon, 27 April 2012.)

See also Ron Dudley’s brief photo-essay Red-Tailed Hawk With a “Slice” to Be Proud Of in his blog Feathered Photography (22 April 2017).