at twilight

a moose runs

from silent bulldozers

last sun

shines on cigarette butts

left by the construction workers

old tall trees cast long shadows on stunted new ones

curious deer sniff deer repellant

#'s 4 to 12 are still unfinished #1 is sold but empty #2 is still on the block

#3 is occupied

outside on the pool deck,

raccoons lap spores

from the swimming pool surface

TV on,

the people behind

the name on the mailbox

sink into new favorite chairs

on the wall, a watercolor of the valley before development