rut

sun. pain. woods. people. coach road. people. fields. coot, or moorhen, running to fishing pond. stony track. suffering. group of walkers ahead. walkers leaving track. dog gives chase. wet black dog takes mouthful of gloved hand. stop. woman runs up. say to dog that way and point. woman asks if ok. back into woods. round again. stiffening. think i just wiped mouth with wrong glove. back into woods. round woods. home. rut.