2021/11/25 #poetry Out among the berried bushes Deep in the brush Far enough from the stream Where people don't go Birds find this place Live without our noise Experience their world In their way Without us watching Or contemplating Their actions
Hours can pass With this same lack of oversight When in solitude On one's own One involves in the acts That a body must Some tramping Or grooming Eating And eliminating Watching the trees Searching for wild food Nothing needs deeper contemplation In these moments
Free of strategizing Scant of struggle A person Or a bird Moves forward Heartbeat by heartbeat