The Killdeer takes short running steps
in the grasses of Wyoming, reminiscent
of the Sand Plover on the beach
a sandy shore sparkling in the sun
singing their short high pitched song
creeping stealth but hesitating
then stopping to take in their
grassy surroundings
this they do each day routinely
as I take my walk in the heat of day
the winds gusting around me
that threaten but do not sway
for the scenery is new to me
a visitor here, as I admire contrasting
greens with that of the red clay earth
touched by iron oxide in Nature
in a landscape seeming barren, lacking
stretching toward the horizon line
is still teeming with life unseen
beauteous if you but take time to see
© June 2021 Renee Espriu
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