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- absence of light
dashing from red-orange
doe dashing down my hill
moments later, a large, red
dog-like creature, orange-red
with broad face and shoulders
and long moments later
a second orange-red creature
as dog-like as the first
of unrecognized breed
and unfamiliar color
a pair of dogs in the neighborhood
that i do not know?
wild creatures that i’ve never heard of?
my only hope is that the doe
is swift and finds shelter
tall tail
An original poem by MaryJane Nordgren
tall tail
does emerge from the tall grass at the slope of my yard
stately now, and intent on feeding
the cold mornings have heralded the coming of fall and winter
yesterday a spring-born youngster wandered onto my lawn
curious about the california quail and tin bucket until
he realized mama deer was nowhere in sight
like a child, he splayed his feetin sudden sweeps of his head to look
and bounded off into the tall grass after her