Hunting Without Apologies

I saw the deer – two of them

lingering alongside

a woodsy tract of land

one doe & one dappled child-

a cute little thing

little did he know

this day of days would be

a memory-adventure.

The lure of apples

scattered in rambling

bunches along forest’s edge

led the deer

to a tree-hideaway &

thankfully a pair of binoculars fell

to the ground-

baby deer felt the sudden fear

in momma as both changed

into accelerated moments &

disappeared into the forest.

A safe haven was their reward.