one day
when i was on a hill
snow geese
suddenly filled the air
with cries
and wings
and all the things
i
needed
"They have passed over us like an eraser over a blackboard, wiping away whatever was there before they came. " ~Wallace Stegner (speaking of geese)
"In every walk with nature, one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir
Terri, Art begets art! Your pix made me go looking for other poems about Canadian geese and I came across this wonderful one penned by Pres Jimmy Carter:
ReplyDeleteA Reflection of Beauty in Washington
A poem by President Jimmy Carter
I recall one winter night
going to the White House roof
to study the Orion nebulae,
but we could barely see the stars,
their images so paled by city lights.
Suddenly we heard a sound
primeval in its tone and rhythm
coming from the northern sky.
We turned to watch in silence
long wavering V's
breasts transformed to brilliance
by the lights we would have dimmed.
The geese passed overhead,
and then without a word
we went down to a peaceful sleep,
marveling at what we'd seen and heard.