Ashridge draws its splendour
\nFrom the woodland
\nWhere the mammals play
\nAnd foresters complain
\nThe damage sometimes done to trees
\nBy deer and also squirrels
\nEvery day their plea’s<\/p>\n
There is a healthy balance
\nWe must take a broader view
\nWhatever animals do to trees
\nIts something that rings true
\nEvery soul has got its place
\nInsectivores or not
\nThe edible dormouse
\nThe common shrews
\nBecause there are a lot<\/p>\n
Of tiny creatures everywhere
\nAll breathing the same air
\nIn every wood you csn feel their presence
\nAnd you know they care
\nVoles and mice
\nWoodlands really depend on them to be
\nLeaving all their dinner plates
\nFor us all to see<\/p>\n
Today the sun was high
\nA cold wind met my cheek
\nSolitude was everywhere
\nHedgehogs maybe seek
\nAn oak or two
\nLooking for a nice fat slug
\nTo try
\nThey show no
\nFear
\nWhy would they they sense
\nThat pound for pound
\nIts clear<\/p>\n
I would not ever harm them
\nThey know this anyway
\nThe carnivores might tread on mice
\nOr kill for the sake of killing
\nBut i see wonder in everything
\nFor everything is willing
\nTo just be
\nWhere it was put
\nAmong last year rooting leaves
\nLook there theres a squirrel
\nWho innocently achieves<\/p>\n
The obvious the dancing traits
\nHe tolerates us all
\nThe solitude of the afternoon
\nThe Rabbit he is no fool
\nAll out for a picnic
\nHarming no one they
\nQuietly come and show their faces
\nAnd then go on their way.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Ashridge draws its splendour From the woodland Where the mammals play And foresters complain The damage sometimes done to trees By deer and also squirrels Every day their plea’s There is a healthy balance We must take a broader view … Continue reading