photo taken January 10, 2012 at a rest stop between Waco and Tyler, Texas.


heads tucked beneath their wings
ducks are sleeping in the pond -
they bob like decoys
in the light of midday

--

even the reflection
of broken grasses
tell a story;
the trees that died
no longer thirsty

--

a blindfold covers her eyes;
one by one
strangers approach
in the sleep before dawn

but wait
who is that?
wait

she springs through the fog like a fawn
as he sprints away;
she knows him