We had a heat wave
Which means that the temperature rose above 35 degrees.
For the moment
The lake ice is melted patchwork
And as I look out the window
I spot two bald eagles
Standing on the ice edge stony still
Staring into the water
Waiting for an unwary fish swimming past
Unprotected
For the moment
By a shield of ice, and thus subject
For the moment
To the predatory ambitions of a bird
Who is unlikely to miss
In the moment.