Nature's Call

Nature’s Call Turtles hug fallen trees blink as the flashing sun hop-scotches amid ripples Osprey play lumberjack construct high rise towers a womb with a view Muskrat preen whiskers sigh in Spring’s embrace back to work The original Swan Lake performance brilliant – Bravo Wild Turkey’s unfurl temptations fan - a hen’s delight Tawny dappled doe rest beneath blankets of soft speckled shadows Sharp retort of Beaver’s tail alerts the wind Silence grips Mother Nature’s maternity ward John G. Lawless 4/14/2017