In there

Dew dripped down the cold yellow leaf and into the mud on the ground
a squirrel scurried under a safe warm rock without making a sound
my breath can be seen and my hands cannot
they are covered by mittens with holes in the tops
and my feet sink into the mud on the ground
and my boots are now dirty and cold
I'm walking the distance from out here to in there
and I'll go home thinking about getting old.

Forest Dwellers

It's now October and a warm one overall. There is more talk of a mountain lion in this part of St. Lawrence county and my husband has seen a big bobcat and not to many deer yet. Is there something or things in the woods? Are there fewer deer this year because of it? I dunno. What are your thoughts?