Simply Natural

By Lucy Becker Monzo

From turkeys gathered around a spring in sub zero weather to clumsy, young geese learning to fly; from a mysterious bird to a great blue heron with a different outlook on life, these poems describe and celebrate wildlife on our 40 acres. Then, there is the wildlife within our home: our black cat, imprisoned, in her way of thinking, when being outside amongst the lilacs would be preferable. People in our family are included in poetry also, from a loved sister in her last days to a visit by a new great-grandson.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Feb 13, 2015
• ISBN: 9781503544246

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Copyright © 2015 by Lucy Becker Monzo.

Library of Congress Control Number:      2015902376

ISBN:        Hardcover            978-1-5035-4423-9

                  Softcover             978-1-5035-4425-3

                  eBook                  978-1-5035-4424-6

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Rev. date: 02/12/2015

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Contents

April Party

The Seven Deer Standing Still At the Edge of the Woods

Our Extravagant Visitor

Oh, My (Our Cat)

Moonlight

Cemetery Life

Coordination

Snow Is Falling

The Frantic Fawn

Shameless Hussy

No Longer

The Wintering Turkeys

Goose Fun

With Signs of Spring

The Stalker, the Great Blue Heron

A Snake in the Grass

To Our Porch Toad

Liam’s Visit

This Blustery Day

49 Canada Geese on the Pond

Zack the Dog

The Apple Eaters

I Am an……

Breakfasting Together

Our Toaster

A Smooth, Black Stone

The Next Step

The Blood Draw

The Lone Gander

A Momentary Setback

Sneaking In

A Handsome Fellow

The Bloomin’ Roses

Great, Featherless Babies

Early Morning

My Clients

The Pond Ice

Family Wall

The Moths, the Moths

Freedom Dreamer

Keeping an Eye on Our Farming Neighbors

The Waning Western Sun

Winter Baking Day

Black Feathers

The Find

The Church Visitors

My Sister

Sportin’ Leaves

Saturday Morning

A Mysterious Visitor

Animal Eyes

Wasn’t It a Party!

You’re Going the Wrong Way

Our Granddog

Our Emerald Sea

It Seems to Me……

It’s Just an Old Apple Tree

Molly Is a Mother

Great Blue Heron Stalker

The Fall Winds

The Wind at Night

I Cut My Husband’s Hair

Early Morning Walk

Whizzing by the Colors

April Party

All the wildlife on our farm came together this morning for a spring party,

Decorated by glittering sunlight on the pond water,

Changing constantly by a varying wind.

The buffleheads, with their formal white heads, were not behaving well

And had a spat.

Canada