Setting Sun
I was on my evening walk
I stopped right in my tracks
Two geese ahead were making it clear
They did not want me to bring any more fear
Into the night of the setting sun
The rising moon
Their time for flight was much too soon
They would rather sit here in the silence
The silence was a welcoming embrace to me
I suddenly noticed the birds, the trees
Were waiting to see how long I would stay
I hear a starkness, far away
A motored sound that did not belong
I looked and all the birds had a silent song
That sang of this wondrous interruption
At first I thought we humans had corrupted
Nature with our raucous machines, our slanders
Our constant and meaningless turns and meanders
But then the geese reminded me
That we too are a part of great nature
Though maybe dark and immature
We still carry greatness within
So on a whim
I stood there until the sky was darkened
The moon touched with crescent light
The geese just standing there knowing
There now is one more creature of the night
Who stands closer to the sunrise
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Songs From the River 