Life unseen

spawning bottom feeders

dance mud swirls on surface of pond,

whoo-ing owl

asks questions of the woods,

leaf blower drones

two blocks away,

car doors slam, dogs bark

close and far,

trucks groan

on distant interstate,

birds query

from bush to bush,

fighter jets roar

in overcast sky,

sirens cry

on ferry road,

yellow dust proclaims

tree flirting season has begun,

wife calls,

“Come inside; I made you some eggs.”

2-23-22