Ark

Two pastoral cottontail rabbits nibbling at dawn

two brazen grazing geese at ten

strutting crow duet at noon

geese duo back at two for tea

and a mallard pair, wings tight to their sides,

strolling the road and perusing the pond

in the late afternoon.

Most of the day

an orderly ark of animals

until dusk when

innumerable peepers trilling

countless wood frogs quacking

and inestimable mosquitoes buzzing

raise the question

how did Noah limit them to two?