doe not fear

another doe checking out my grass

and weedy lawn this morning

such a privilege to have them come

unafraid so near my porch – and me

quietly herself

a slender doe is nearly on my porch

with outstretched neck she could ring

the windchimes hanging from the glass

deck cover, but she is too busy

picking at tender new shoots of grass

i sit at my desk, not ten feet from her

but am disguised by desk and shelves

and nothing to her, which is just

the way i love it to get to watch her

quietly herself