Without a Splash

the full moon
tosses five geese on the lake
without a splash

Pointing the way

hiking trail
vees of wild geese overhead
point the other way

Long Goodbyes

haunting cries of the geese
their long lines of farewell
written in the sky

the scarecrow flaps
his empty sleeves–but he can’t join
the geese heading south

the full moon tosses
five dark geese onto the lake
the fish don’t waken