a circling squadron

over the village
around the church
like B-29’s finding their reference point
preparing to find flight
a circling squadron
thirty plus geese honking
going from fields to the pond
wondering if they should leave
before the coming winter


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December 4, 2012
geese over Suncook Village
December 1, 2012 and December 2, 2012
who seemed to sense the changes in the weather
and early poems written around
September 28, 2011
Rolling Ridge Day Apart Retreat
www.rollingridge.org
“Poetry, Nature, and the Language of the Land”
http://www.rollingridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/WEB-Poetry-Nature-and-Language.pdf
led by Ray McGinnis
http://www.writetotheheart.com/
Write to the Heart workshops

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