White Owl Creek in the Fall

It's not necessary to travel too far

for fall scenes

when the little creek bed a few steps from my house

holds treasures like these.

The only signs of a crowd

on

White Owl Creek

are the footsteps of some

white tail deer

that I scare out of their

holes.

Or the laughter of my kids and nieces

floating on the breeze

playing in the yard

Or our beagle

Toby

baying with a sound like he's caught in a trap

which is really his extreme delight

in doing what he was made to do:

hunt rabbits.

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Copyright Sept. 25, 2010 Jodene (Jodi) Shaw