The field was quiet

not empty, but quiet

ten or more bucks

sharing the dawn

and sweet grass

Four bucks traveling together

friends, it seems

quietly munching on breakfast

in deep thickets, away

from that which hunts

The day quiet, but not from caution

warm in the extreme for Colorado

muggy, almost damp,

as if a welcome change anticipated

Basking in the warmth

sheltered from above

yet safe from enemies below

a Prince enjoyed the morning

dawn came quietly this morn

clouds low not really roiling

looking gray and lumpy

like water just before boiling

sudden violence to come