Wars and rumors of wars

Goose Pond is loud this morning.

Resident geese don’t want to share.

Homeless geese land on the far shore.

Threats are honked back and forth.

Honking cries escalate.

Necks straighten and lean.

Combatants close distance.

Visitors retreat, rise up and fly.

War averted this morning.

Where there is unused, open space

and unfilled needs,

the threat remains for another day.

5-22-25