Fall Hunt
Pants wet to the knees,
fresh fallen vibrant leaves.
Rubs scrapes,
and contemplates.
Blaze orange in the tree
Dogs flushing pheasant flee.
Sunset God sent pleasant to see.
Be still, listen.
Was that? But the wind.
Snort, huff, and nosed again.
Be still, listen.
Coyote, fox?
Snap brush white tines glisten.
Be still listen.
Thump, thump through your body,
Trembling in your arms.
Beating in your ears,
count the barns or farms.
Here he comes.
Upright, strong, king of his domain.
Hooting owl, screeching hawk.
To hear a robins song in the rain.
Be still, listen.
The wind again.
The flash of a white tail
bounds along a vanishing trail.
Pants wet to the knees,
fresh fallen vibrant leaves.
Rubs scrapes,
and contemplates.
Blaze orange in the tree
Dogs flushing pheasant flee.
Sunset God sent pleasant to see.
Be still, listen.
Was that? But the wind.
Snort, huff, and nosed again.
Be still, listen.
Coyote, fox?
Snap brush white tines glisten.
Be still listen.
Thump, thump through your body,
Trembling in your arms.
Beating in your ears,
count the barns or farms.
Here he comes.
Upright, strong, king of his domain.
Hooting owl, screeching hawk.
To hear a robins song in the rain.
Be still, listen.
The wind again.
The flash of a white tail
bounds along a vanishing trail.