Lost and found is my eureka! blog, my rediscovery of my short fiction and poetry submissions published in literary magazines and university literary journals some decades ago. Interspersed, occasionally, with more recent, hitherto unpublished pieces.
Humped, jet-black brooding on thick dark branches, silently awaiting the moment monitoring the arras from its perch on high, wind blasting through the dry autumn-bare branches.
The crow, head half cocked, alert to the entry of those clothed bipeds anchoring tethered pets to the forest trails known by his winged clan to leave behind them valued, competitive treats.
A contest slowly ensues for as the dark sentry signals for others of its kind to gather, settling here and there along the route, mammalian counterparts also emerge to scope out possibilities.
And the game is fully engaged once the winged omnivores and the furred herbivores vie for the casual leavings of the quotidian travellers, brief guests of the forest occupants, doling out their fee.
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