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American Bison (Bison bison): photo by Jack Dykinga, 28 September 2005 (U. S. Department of Agriculture)
Still we met at the museum
to gaze unseeing at a mummy.
We walked in the park
past places where we once kissed.
We spoke of each other
as one would of a friend
dead for a few years.
You caught me admiring
a young swaying body.
You asked at that moment,
"What're you thinking about?"
"Buffaloes," I lied.
RedShuttleworth: Buffaloes, from Chicago Tribune Magazine, 30 September 1973
Bison herd grazing at the National Bison Range, Montana: photo by U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 24 June 2008 (USFWS/Dept. of Interior)
Bison roam with Teton Range in background, Montana: photo by Dag Peak, 22 August 2004