an elk sings in heat
a colt plays in rain and snow
a bird flies when free
to be a deer now
is to adjust to climate
use survival skills
cliffs crag above streams
pine trees sprout among boulders
birds of prey circle
black bottoms in clouds
with no desire to rain from
the heights, blackbird lands
an abandoned barn
weathered wood in a gray door
cracked open to birds
blessings come to bee
wide-open flower invites
entrance to pollen
shimmering yellow
leaves acknowledge the cool winds
of the mountain range
lightning striking down,
cracking the rain-soaked alpine,
startling an eagle
dragonflies alight
leaving concentric circles
bass ferret beneath
Yes! Moon light, moon bright.
Only moon I see tonight!
Arresting my soul!
the air rumbles low
as the storm beats my abode
drawing me to song
sunflower station
swaying petals slumber while
bumble bees stumble
pointy aloe sprouts
staking territory claim
amid tight ravine
boulder straddling on
hill capturing water pool
glittering the dusk
fluttering across
the pavement fly rose petals,
carnations and leaves
birds hop chair to chair
to table to chair to chair
to table to chair
