Ambling

All year the giant walks

through forests and wetlands

gentle, careful.

Notes: Moose are rather emblematic mammals of the north. While I haven’t seen one in the wild in quite some time*, they are sometimes on my mind. I imagine these large herbivores munching on twigs on cold winter days, or moving slowly through wetlands during the heat of the summer. They are there. They also show bursts of activity, occasionally- especially the antlered males in rutting season. I worry, that we don’t always respect the lands that are their homes. We cannot take them for granted.

*many people never have the great fortune of seeing moose in the wild; so, they are secretive animals, even if large!

© Christopher M Buddle 2023