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Headstall's Reflections - 59. Chapter 59 Roadkill
A moment in my bike ride... in memory of a beautiful red fox....
Headstall’s Reflections
Chapter 59 Roadkill
Shimmering plumage spreads
Catching sunlight
As vultures bob and lift
Exposing fresh carnage
The journey of life
Ended on pavement
Quick and empty
Valiant fight to survive not to be
No hunt occurred
Giving honor to this death
Only the slam of steel and rubber
To deliver an insignificant end
Life is cruel
But this was never nature’s intent
The will to survive was not engaged
By a worthy foe
You lay as garbage
An afterthought to be scavenged
The savage beauty of predation
Played no part in your demise
As I continue past, giving berth
The reddish luster impacts
And the glory of your brush
Still moves with the wind
I honor you, and I will remember
Child of the mother
Somewhere, I imagine kits mewling
Further victims of life’s unnatural speed
Thanks for reading. I have given up on hoping drivers will slow down. Many believe country roads are racetracks, and 'fair game,' but the animals don't stand a chance.
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