Echoes of Deer
The presence of deer fills space, their auras clinging to trees.
I walk where hooves must’ve been, down creek beds bursting with roots.
Ghosts haunt and whisper, rustle leaves; they watch us until we leave.
Written 16 February 2020 in Payne County, Oklahoma.
Brian Fuchs, “Echoes of Deer” from Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Scissortail Press, 2020)