Did she come back for it
the doe
who left her newborn fawn
beside our shed ?
was she a first-time mother
and bewildered ?
our neighbor pointed out the tiny creature
curled up in the grass
so still and so well hidden
just a patch of brown
sprinkled with spots
of white
hard to resist
the urge to interfere
to try and bottle feed it
but what then?
probably best
let nature take its course
at least that's the folk wisdom
now it's been
a whole day and I've not gone back
to check
tomorrow morning
will be soon enough
it's no great matter in the
larger scheme
and yet the thought
of this small life
left there to die
so close to our front door
is troubling