Possum

This article was published on 01.29.09

I saw a floating leaf today,
a baby possum facing down,
the head a tiny triangle,

so many shades of speckled gray.
I saw a floating leaf today.

How long before its mother
limped away, moonlight
tracing that broken angle?

I saw a floating leaf today,
a baby possum facing down,
the head a tiny triangle.