rose auslander, Bansfield Meadow
Listen:
A Window
by rose auslander
Some days, all we can do
is pray for even the smallest
miracle. A path that wasn’t
here yesterday, to water
that didn’t flow the day before.
A rustle of branches. A raft
of ducks taking wing.
A meadow. A pond.
A rock to sit on. A window
in the sky.
rose auslander is the author of the book Wild Water Child, winner of the 2016 Bass River Press Poetry Contest; her chapbooks include Folding Water, Hints, and The Dolphin in the Gowanus; and look for her poems in the Berkeley Poetry Review, Baltimore Review, New Ohio Review, New American Writing, LEON, RHINO, Roanoke Review, Tinderbox, and Tupelo Quarterly, and upcoming in the Atlanta Review and the Chicago Quarterly Review. She earned her MFA in Poetry at Warren Wilson.
Bansfield Meadow • Osterville • 1.5 Acres • 0.25 mile
Parking: No Parking – park in town on Main Street or Wimpy’s parking lot and it is a short walk to the property located at 100 East Bay Road
Plaque location: On the right side of the stone bench (a short walk down the path overlooking the salt pond.
A short walk along Little Parkers Pond, Bansfield Meadow offers views of meadow habitat and wildlife, and supports water quality to the greater East Bay ecosystem. Nestled in a residential area, it’s a wonderful spot for neighborhood walkers.