Mountain running
around pine, fir,
manzanita.
Stopping atop a ridge
to view, reflect.
Hunting eagle
scans the land
with eagle vision,
rises on some quiet current,
sights man
and veers away
to other territories.
The man runs
along trail
across bridge
above
clear rumbling water
past rusted, empty tin can
and snow flower
shouting triumph
in red.
Deer bolting
like terror
stops man
frightened first,
thoughtful second,
third‑‑
runs on,
encounters lizard
fixing him
with granite
eye.