Consequences

If you can, look beyond the deer, and count 

The thirteen tiny birds that cluster at his feet, 

And watch them dog his every step, 

Fluttering round his antlers 

 And then dropping to the ground to feast 

On all the tiny bugs released 

By the trampling of his hooves. 

Like the deer, each step we take 

May have unforeseen consequences; 

Every action, some reaction: 

We are all more connected than we know.