“the geese didn’t make it”
Family and friends
community events made my
recent vacation one of
rejuvenation of mind and spirit
A little family of seven goslings,
guided and guarded by their parents
on a still, small pond
was a large piece of
my vacation healing
I shared with you their
growth before their losses
growth after their losses
Geese do get a bad rap for
being messy and bossy
This little gaggle of geese
in such a sparkling natural world were neither
Are all the family gone
Did the remaining adult lose it’s life
defending her remaining five goslings
Did coyotes cut the adult off from them
and steal the goslings from her - or him
I have no answers for these questions
Only great gratitude to the small avian family
that brought me such peace and joy
Even the tiniest of nature’s children offer these gifts to us.
Now when I hear
honking geese over head or
rustling wings of low flying geese
see a fuzzy young chick of any species
I will remember those peaceful times
at the glassy green pond
down the hill from a field of daisies
In the cool sun of early morning
if you look closely you can see them
rising with the mist to take flight
“There are moments when all anxiety and stated toil are
becalmed in the infinite leisure and repose of nature.”
~ Henry David Thoreau
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