I chose the Eagle because I felt it made a strong protagonist and I think they are beautiful though I don't know much about them. Before I did the research I just tried writing something out and came up with the title phrase of the story, followed by some very rhythmic rhyming prose much of which ended up being scrapped later. Next I did some research on the eagle, particularly making notes on its appearance and motions in documentary film. I learned little from the facts I read, though I get a more detailed picture such as exactly how far eagles see (1.5 miles). I continued again with the eagle talking to a sparrow and then seeing a bear. The sparrow section was scrapped and the Bear section expanded. I did some research on the Bear as well and noted how human their movements seem though not much gesture from the bear found its way into the story. I was surprised to learn that bears eat large amounts of rotten fruit during certain times of the year which affects their behavior. I wonder if I should combine the first two stanzas to have four stanzas which start with 'eagle was...' Next step: trim it down, and get rid of the fable language, apparently it's not appropriate to the prose poem format!