Daily Grind
Deer moving about in snow.
Herds around Monument, one wants across road.
Brake 'til truck is moving slow.
My presence is a goad.
Turns around.
Unusual just one.
Away she bounds.
People shunned.
Beauty centers thoughts.
Calm the mind.
Mental battles fought.
Release from daily grind.
About the Author: Brian Bucks lives on a small horse ranch in Western Nebraska and is a husband, father, electrical engineer, and poet.
Image is of a deer this evening near Scotts Bluff National Monument.
