Thank You Dear Chickens

 

Hens peck on my side lawn;
Peck. Peck. Goodbye ticks;
Thank you, dear chickens.

Shiny shades of green;
Rabbit stands still on my lawn;
Cars flash in distance.

It's roaring again--
Stream tumbles past my window,
Thirsty since summer.

Framed by dark wetness
Flat green leaf lies on the road;
Brown leaves skitter past.

Rushing water sounds
Push forward relentlessly
In the silent woods.

Mottled in the woods:
Leaves yellow, brown, shades of green;
Sun dapples the road.

Alien color
Peeks out from under dead leaf--
A red plastic straw.

Flowing roadside stream
Sparkles in the morning sun;
Mirrors in the shade.