Misty refuge

A cacophony of sound

As thousands lend their voices

To the swirling mists

That shroud the waking waters

In the midst of their journey

Cranes, ducks and geese

Art on the wing

Lend a momentary beauty to the dawn

As the sky changes hue

The cattails and reeds

Witness the avian eruption

An explosion of departures

The pastels of dawn lit waters

Are churned with takeoff

Flight after flight

Until only the scragglers linger

A few coots dip their white bills

A Lesser Grebe bobs and dives

A lone doe softly drinks

The refuge regains composure

The Dance of Migration has begun

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Steve Morgan
Steve Morgan

Steve Morgan is a retired landscape architect who spent most of his 35 year career in Arizona and New Mexico. His current career is giving Chautauquas or Living History performances, as Aldo Leopold. He happily calls Kingston, New Mexico his home now, nestled in the Black Range Mountains only 3 miles from the Aldo Leopold Wilderness. His writings are strongly shaped by Aldo Leopold’s love of the wild lands, with respect and compassion for the land – the soils, waters, plants and animals. Steve’s compassion for nature is evident by his strong, driving desire to open people’s eyes to the marvel and joy of experiencing the natural world.

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