white-tailed grazing
Windy fall days portend night freezes
yet under gray clouds I will praise
each season’s turn as it pleases
for I’ve gone to graze
:
The meadow’s emerald hair
with tender sweetness vanishing
‘tis now my daily fare
while I stroll a-foraging
:
In the grove’s sequestered thicket
succulent berry scents rouse
amid a white-tailed market
supremely fit to browse
:
Soon I’ll sleep mid moonlit blue
in snow no longer thawing
then shoots of sassafras and yew
await my hungry gnawing
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Note: I took these photos in late October along Skyline Drive in beautiful Shenandoah National Park.
Love those White-tails and the Shenandoah. Nice writing also, by the way.
beautiful words and imagery!
We ( I ) don’t see them often in Florida – as I don’t drive much and they are
more in the country than city …. but they are so beautiful!
Hi! I really enjoyed catching up on here. Your photos are glorious! I cannot pick a favorite, but love these of the deer.