we were not expecting
herons standing in the river
coyote hunting for gophers
geese debating nesting grounds
a beaver pup running along
the river bank,
we went looking for crocuses
and found fuzzy patches
sage and thistles greening
everything is coming up for air
ready to live
under the warming sun
we went looking for crocuses
laughed at cormorants on a wire
at things taken too seriously
ice jams
beaver dams
laughter slams
into shadows, who scramble
back into their
wintry caves
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