Where the Turkeys had trod

Just west of the round-a-bout
where the beach and the mountain meet
just west on the state highway
heading for my mother’s home
I always look to that spot
for the great amount of motion
for where the turkeys had trod
filling the whole field

Today the field is still
under a coat of white
tracks of deer from the wood
coming down to the road
no sign of the turkeys this day
but I know they will return
a great gathering of the clan
upon this wonderful lawn

January 4, 2011
drive from Pembroke, NH
to Claremont, NH
Rte 89 and Rte 103
(43.341191,-72.075232,
field at 16-1494 New Hampshire 103
Newbury, NH 03255)
January 1, 2011
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A line of tracks

As if they were ants
walking across the expanse
the frozen field
a line of tracks
in single file
left by the herd of deer


January 1, 2011
drive from Pembroke, NH
to Claremont, NH
Rte 89 and Rte 103

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