the day we left dad’s, snow
ghosted down across the back deck,
slowly painting the grey wood
white. swaying heavy
on skinny limbs overhead, vulture after
vulture fixed a black stare out
into the yard at some death,
some dying we couldn’t see.
no thrashing of a creature in pain,
no blood, no movement:
all we saw was the rust of dead leaves,
the bony outlines of oaks at the end
of another long year. and still
they sat, and still more came, and sat,
and waited. at least 20, 30, their backs to us
as we looked up, and wondered,
as we loaded the car and drove away slow.
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the tenth muse 
…snow
ghosted down across …
Artful imagery
thanks, Carl! good to hear from you. happy New Year!
Wonderful poem! I absolutely love the imagery, like Carl said, and the coldness, almost isolation . . . or heading towards isolation. Great poem.
L! So great to hear from you! Thanks for stopping by. We miss you at critique. Hope all is well in your world. 🙂