I want to say hi to all the little pards out there. The feathered ones are in your debt. Here is something I found in the junk drawer.

Stop and Wonder

Soon the waning moon announces
the season of snow goose renewal–
A new dance beginning

A spot of water brings new life
where anonymity prevailed
and humans reside.

These feathered beings descending
into the void of childless play
while holiday light fades.

Motion in an outdoor symphony
directed by a calm reverence
anyone could have missed.