this land was our land

Poemselk

Feb 16

sixteen elk, including a camel-brown youth

and a number of bucks with stately antlers

climbed over and through wire fence

from our lower field onto our front lawn

milling and pawing, browsing on tufts of grass

lifting their heads to stare at my intrusion

as i stepped onto the porch to admire them

fencebrowsestare

Author of the Nandria Series, MaryJane is a retired family practice physician who grew up in the Midwest but now lives in the Pacific Northwest.

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