Sunday, February 10, 2013

Snow Melt

the river has risen
covering her marshy islands

don’t worry, good geese

the cattails will flower soon
blackbirds will nest, and so will you

2 comments:

  1. Yes, hang on, geese! A hopeful poem, we are all so ready for spring!

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    1. Right. There were two of them looking down from a high bank on the flooded marsh with a few cattails sticking up where their islands used to be. They were so....so...thoughtful looking.

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