Moose in the Morning

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 Wonderful poem by May Sarton, found today on NPR (and website) of The Writer's Almanac. You can link to it here  and listen to it recited.

Moose in the Morning

by May Sarton

Oh wild and gentle beast,
Immense antlered shape,
This morning in the meadow!
Like something ancient, lost
And found now, promise kept,
Emerging from the shadow,
Emerging while I slept—
Wilderness and escape!
You set me free to shirk
The day's demanding work
And cast my guilt away.
You make a truant of me
This moose-enchanted day
When all I can is see,
When all I am is this
Astonishment and bliss.