wind calm, sky billowing gray

with patches of clear blue

birds about, though quiet

and keeping within the shelter

of trees and grasses

avoiding calling attention

to each other, or to self

waiting for something

rabbits not seen

deer resting in shaded shelter

some lightly grazing

most quietly resting

hawks not soaring on thermals

not hunting or perching on high

even the ants not scurrying about

bees not busy pollinating

all is calm, simply waiting

perhaps for a change in weather

though it wasn’t happening soon

patience and anticipation

seems the norm for the moment

is there change coming?

Nature thinks so, though

people may not sense it

or know the timing

Perhaps we should listen more closely