Road Trip #5: Yellowstone

I hiked Yellowstone today through the snow

In my Asics running shoes because

Although there was snow on the ground

I thought I’d need the support

And a light bulb is nothing like the sun

Because if you fall asleep with the light in the hall

Burning a hole through your eyes

You will wake up with the light in the same position

I came upon a pair of deer

A stag and his mate, both efficiently built and beautiful

As I slowly passed the female she made a sound

Like humans make from the way back of our throats

I can hear the cell phone of the person in the next unit

Buzzing – not a phone call, maybe a text or an alert

Just a short vibrate - and it sends its motion through table or counter

Through ground or walls all the way to my bed

I saw a tree that was once wood and is now stone

I joked with two young couples, both in love, one more modest with it

And when they left and I stayed with the rock tree.

All that remained was the wind and its echo in my ears.