An ancient redwood barn</p>
Leans in all directions</p>
As we begin to talk</p>
Of the inexplicable:</p>
Where we are,</p>
How we got here,</p>
When these geese</p>
Found their way,</p>
Why this trail is</p>
So easy to follow?</p>
Cattails explode in laughter,</p>
As we finish, where we started…</p>
This article appears in The Housing Games.