meditation rock

a snow

and a snow woman

two dogs chased two deer and crossed a small creek

in hot pursuit of an instinct

on a cold January afternoon

before the football game and craft beer

a depression settled in the neighborhood

a sharp rifle crack came from the nearby firing range

a chain saw bit into frozen wood fibers

as dreams of warmth flew into the logger's head 

the gazebo was covered in fog

but a screen door was swung open to reveal the small inner bench

foot prints meandered over a forest lane

their sound muffled as hours passed and a bird hopped

the air cold as the arctic ice

one rabbit

a distant owl made an owl hoot

a camouflaged hunter's tent without the hunter

remained erect without prescription pills or prayer

i sat on the meditation rock with my hat for a cushion
Spring was not too far in the distance.