Wild Geese at Night

Sarah Skinner, November 2024

Where do the wild geese meet at night?

beneath low branches and in dark hollows

or out under a moon

reflected infinitely

above and below

when it's hard to see

when I can hear my heartbeat

I stomp my feet down that dark hallway

loud as a goose

I announce myself to the universe—

do wild geese trumpet at the stars?

Hello, Glorious Creation!

I am here!

I am.

I am.