three eagle encounter near jackson hole, wyoming
1 p.m.
snow caps on the teton range
are being dispersed
though they struggle to stay intact
feeding the snake river
white water
still a deep blue
sometimes green
down under
a dogged fly fisher casts & recasts
kids play in cold gushers
a lone eagle circles
too quick for the camera
8 p.m.
we wait in the roadside dusk
near the gros ventre river
for a glimpse of a moose
wanting to stay hidden
a sudden uncanny convergence again
with the eagle
this time a couple soaring
then perching on a barren tree
together
a warning?
as the snow fades with the haze
into night
the grand teton's
fate is uncertain
colors blend then die on the peaks
indifferent to our wanting
they are what they are
their gift aplenty
--- e b bortz
note: unusual about this encounter with the eagles
is that this was originally written with only the first
eagle (on the snake river) included...then revised for
the later encounter that same day with the eagles
on the gros ventre.
