White-fronted Pantoum
Out of the blue winter arrives unannounced
a flock of geese aided by northwest winds
settling on a lake locked inside no man’s land
far away from any civilian populations
a flock of geese aided by northwest winds
covering over one thousand miles
far away from any civilian populations
migrating loudly & seemingly effortless
covering over one thousand miles
unaffected by the plummeting temperatures
migrating loudly & seemingly effortless
over forest & mountain & open plain
unaffected by the plummeting temperatures
out of the blue winter arrives unannounced
over forest & mountain & open plain
settling on a lake locked inside no man’s land
december two thousand twenty-four
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