Nocturnal

An old barn owl hoots into the night

his cries echo in the wind

A little field mouse runs and scampers
hiding, he shivers beneath the grass and twigs

The full moon rises in the sky
casting shadows with its light

The old barn owl stretches, spreads his wings
takes his hunt into the night

The lone coyote barks at the moon
he calls his friends to join the hunt

A frightened hare bounds through the fields
the coyote chasing, howls with delight 

A young buck standing in the grass
rears its head and sniffs the air

The scent of fresh water running
draws him towards the river's edge 

Beneath the cover of the dark
the wild things come to life

Dancing to the sounds of nature
while men sleep away the night

05/11/ 2015