From My Kitchen Window

FROM MY KITCHEN WINDOW I stood at my kitchen window Waiting for the coffee to brew I watched with awestruck wonder At the things God's creatures do A cardinal of deep crimson red Perched on a snow covered limb Seemingly oblivious to everything That was going on around him A squirrel racing hurriedly Back to its nest in the oak tree A young inexperienced redtailed hawk Hoping a mouse to see A rabbit so cautiously watching The hawk waiting silent and still I looked, and there was a cougar Slinking stealthily over the hill I wondered what was going to happen How this moment in nature would go When a frightened deer broke cover And interrupted the entire show Now all the animals are scattered The scene is gone in a blink But nature as viewed from my kitchen Is wonderful -- don't you think Curtis Moorman 30 September 2011 For the contest: A Nature Tale