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 2/16/21 kdc
Songs From the River 