admiring the hawk
does not get
the back fence painted
27
Sep
2020
admiring the hawk
does not get
the back fence painted
red-tailed hawk
floating in the wind;
swaying left, then right
deep silence
listening to the
leaves change color
riding my scooter
the wind sings through my helmet –
“Autumn has arrived!”
morning fog –
the fresh green world
as obscure as infinity
deep within dense fog
scorning my mist-shrouded view
the still lake abides
my only question –
when did the world
turn so green?
turkey vultures swarm
over my head, checking on
my impending death
your eyes exude
the blue of distance
yawning between us
walking the lake’s edge –
a rolling thunderstorm
for savage company
bullfrog serenade
a low-in-the-throat duet –
two-part harmony!
slow down!
the cool breeze
will catch up to you
briefly in the night-
a passing rain, to gentle
the world’s condition