"Trailside Ecology Lesson"
A Poem by Roy Beckemeyer
M
ouse hair and bone found in a weasel scat
tell us a story (a sad one at that):
mice are a staple;
they fill their sad niche
like bread on the table,
like soup and sandwich.
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- by Roy Beckemeyer
1976, Beartooth Mountains, Montana
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