Flocked and gaggledaround ponded neighborhoods
squawking at our presence
laughing - haw - haw- haw
at our inability
to frighten them away
leaving soft green cylinders
to decorate our streets
clustered around the brand
new retention basin
and its grassy banks
we all have a way of showing up
for what we need.
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Ah, yes. The geese in town. Our city is bisected by a fairly wide river, so it's natural for the geese to be on the water. As well as the land. Everywhere. This is Canada, after all.
They especially like a large grassy patch, by the University Bridge, across the river from the university. And they just spread out from there. Eating the grass; sleeping on the grass -- indifferent to just about everything else.
I once saw a pair with 20 babies between them -- all swimming in a row. That's right -- 20. I had to count several times; I couldn't believe it. Just down river from our home.
As for geese in Cleveland or thereabouts -- you get them as part of your international trade agreements with Canada. They're the only Canadians who can get into the US without passports. Sadly, some are terrorists; they brought down a plane on the Hudson River.
Better get Homeland Security on those geese right away!
The wonderful geese!
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