Happy New Year!
January 2025 P.O.P.S. Challenge
A big thank you to Dame Peters for capturing this stunning photo of two American Kestrels.
Take a moment to observe this image and let your creativity flow.
Write a poem in any style or form inspired by the picture and share it as a comment below.
Let the challenge begin—be inspired!
The Promise of Flight
The branch,
steady and scarred,
holds their stories in silence.
Two kestrels meet there—
one, fragile and new,
its feathers soft whispers of innocence,
the other, bold and weathered,
wearing rust and brown like a song of survival.
Their eyes share the horizon,
sharp, knowing, unspoken.
The fledgling clings, trembling,
a heartbeat away from falling
or flying.
It watches,
mirrors the elder’s stillness,
its soul stretching toward the sky—
a promise of freedom,
untamed, infinite, waiting.
© Nelly Vee
