July 25, 2019

"Wilderness Loneliness"

Photo credit RH Lewis


“Wilderness Loneliness”

cji
7/26/19

There against the aging tree
appearing as a large brown lump
under a brown hood hoar hair
eye brows and beard streaked
cold icy blue-brown eyes seen
as if brooding there all alone
all others of the forest avoiding
peeking and fleeing away
seldom changing in repose
only one near high above
wise old owl observing all
even the lost infant fawn
which came near chilling
when with a simple flip
it was covered up to warm
hours later the doe tracking
came upon frightened
till the massive mound
moved the covering
nudging the fawn to doe
(only the wise old owl
saw and reported this)
wilderness aloneness
which all of us experience
time to time in our lives
here before our eyes!

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