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# Vagaries and Venison
- URL: https://www.yacubdavidsmith.com/vagaries-and-venison/
- Published: 2026-09-26T05:17:21.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-26T07:06:52.000Z
- Author: yacub david smith
- Tags: Poetry, Just Like Cambridge

I see mountains, valleys, trees  
surrounding us through centuries—  
centuries that come and go,  
some fast, some slow,  
but leave us marked,  
thoughts caught in tow—

as September speeds  
towards harvest vagaries,  
opulent colours dress  
nature’s draperies.

We will sing and dance  
as daylight settles low,  
remember youth  
of long ago—

a crossword puzzle,  
wine from hills where  
mad Etruscans once,  
mounted high on mares,  
bounced through the air  
in pursuit of venison—

it fills our glass,  
and we become  
one with the sunset,  
with everyone—

*September 24, 2026*