droplet ripples disrupt stillness
quiet mountain lake distorts
echoing chirps bounce along
canyon walls
breezes tease the turning leaves ~

bedded doe in thick bramble
snoot to the sky
capturing whiffs of potential danger
and apples ripe enough
to eat /

distant coyote yip
breaks through
softly singing to pups
the coming of night ~

crickets rosin bows and play
filling the countryside
with nature’s fiddle
above, a yellow moon smiles
casting shadows and humming
in time /