Fawn In HeadlightsYou will never again be this alone or alive,Near your mother lying dead in the breakdown lane,And you in the travel lane, trying to stand on spindly legs,A fawn among the speeding headlights, mystified.How did you get here? who licked you clean?Will you, too, be hit? If not, who’ll suckle you?Will a highway... Continue Reading →
Fawns
The Outside StoryAs Summer Wanes, Fawns Lose Their Spots By Laurie D. Morrissey I have often been stopped in my tracks by the sight of a white-tailed doe standing in the lush summer grass. Depending on the sun’s slant, the animal’s coat is a rich shade of rusty brown or burnt orange. More delightful still... Continue Reading →