DesPlaines River at Twilight

The geese at river's edge silently make way

for a queen.

When her neck bends to drink

I know a surfeit of wonder. 

But the moment grows. She steps into the water

till all is gone save a lovely, determined head.

Emerging, her hooves find a man-made bank

and its green reward.

(The deer in the above poem came out of the area near the clump of bushes on the right, swam/walked across the river to the cement bank appearing below the buildings on the left/center and began to eat the foliage seen there. This occurred about 45 minutes after this photo was taken).