Steve Berman Potery

Elk

No way to put in words
the grace and beauty of these elk
as they ford the neighbors fence
not leaping, not like deer
but flowing like a river over rocks
buff rumps rising smoothly
the herd sire keeping watch
as cows and calves
move through in perfect rhythm
I watch them in the dusk light
no thoughts, no mind, just wonder
just the moment
just alive

Steve Berman
August 25, 2020
Grants Pass OR