Autism is often depicted in limited terms, as a social deficit. A poet who works with the autistic community learns a valuable lesson about a different way of seeing through an experience with a red-tailed hawk.

A father’s poetic awe at his elemental connection with his son, and the thrill he feels in witnessing this miracle of new life.

With the gift of a poem, a father marvels at the infinities embodied by his young son in this lyrical moment of parental reverence.