Day: April 22, 2019

grizzly

ahead

standing in the switchback
scratching on a cedar

he sees me
stops
drops to all fours
stares

I tense

he still stares
shakes his mass
snorts
chuffs
paws the path

shakes his head
chuffs again
turns…

ambles away

I exhale
shake

rob kistner © 2019

hope stirs

the promised breeze
begins to freshen
gathering strength

anticipation mounts

building currents
draw taut the line

heartbeat quickens

with insistent tugging
my kite fills
stands
sculpted against the frame

whoosh!

it rises