SCENES AT SHAKER LAKES poem

just unearthed this from some old papers....
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Lost in the Lake

Rustlings in the Brush

Goose's Triumphant Return

Muddy tracks on Snowy paths

SCENES AT SHAKER LAKES
          March 7, 2011

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I.
lost in the lake,
absorbed in its wholeness.
admiring its moneylessness.
and the fuzzy shadow show of trees
        moving extraordinarily slow
        with the gentle breeze.

II.
slumped on a snowy log,
with a dog at side - fingers in her fur -
and a rustle.
A bustling rodent gathering, packing, hustling
         in the brush.

III.
Under the arch,
a triumphant return,
honks like a bark
Proud + showy silvery breast prompt
         upon a protruding rock.
Others sleepily tuck their white splotches,
         nestling into black,
some honk back.
Spring - Spring - Spring is back!

IV.
Muddy tracks on snowy paths-
"you may not come back"
warned the chatty dog walker.
I remember why I wore my boots.