Yesterday I saw geese in the sky, great V’s of them
heading north, mighty wings pushing their thick bodies
through the air, their boisterous honking calling me
to note their flight. Today I found them skating
on skim ice at the pond, silent, but playful,
still moving as if they were cells of a single body,
turning together, heading in a common direction,
connected by some innate sense of relatedness,
understanding harmony down to their bones.