Today
at the birdbath,
taking a long drink,
no doubt its last--
one of last year's fawns.
Displaced hip,
compound fracture of a rear leg,
scrapes and scratches
all over--
realization beginning
to register in the eyes.
It hobbled off to die alone.
I have no wisdom to offer--
death leaves me speechless.
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6 comments:
I read this and felt the sadness...
Powerful words.
WHOA.....This is beautiful........
I assume you mean the new background?
Well, yeah, but then, both the poem and the background are beautiful!!
Oh, Ellen!
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