Fall in Indiana by Janet Ruth

It is a rainy day
just after autumn equinox.
The world is slightly out of focus with fog.
I hear a sandhill crane.
It’s cry is cracked and gray.



Janet Ruth is a NM ornithologist and poet. Her writing focuses on connections to the natural world. Recent poems in ABQ inPrint, Ekphrastic Review and anthologies including The Nature of Our Times (Paloma Press). Her book, Feathered Dreams (Mercury HeartLink) was a finalist for the 2018 NM/AZ Book Awards. https://redstartsandravens.com/janets-poetry/