AUTUMN IN THE JEMEZ
Yes, it was that day
The one we have
All been waiting for
A sweet day in autumn
We were hiking in the Jemez
In a canyon
With tall dried grasses
Suddenly we heard
Sounds bouncing
Off canyon walls
It was hard to tell
Where it was coming from
Soft hoots
Echoing back and forth
We hurried our steps
Was it up ahead
What was it
Then we saw the sandhill cranes
Making their migratory
Journey
To the Bosque
Later we were told
Because of the waves from
Los Alamos
The cranes get lost
They must circle several times
To find their way
It is true for humans too
Sometimes we must
Try more than once
To find our way
July 30, 2018
annellannell 