hunter’s moon
hunter’s moon whitewashed
the field in the night
highlighting evergreen boughs
as though laden with snow
leaving little place for a deer
to hide
yet this morning an antlered buck
pranced through my yard
alive and well
to my relief
hunter’s moon
hunter’s moon whitewashed
the field in the night
highlighting evergreen boughs
as though laden with snow
leaving little place for a deer
to hide
yet this morning an antlered buck
pranced through my yard
alive and well
to my relief
MaryJane Nordgren
Author of the Nandria Series, MaryJane is a retired family practice physician who grew up in the Midwest but now lives in the Pacific Northwest.