Fox Stealing Down The Hill

Fox Stealing Down The Hill

January 6, 2013 

It’s not common a thing to see a red fox

As he is coming from or going to an errand.

 So during or January drive cold and gray

I looked to the north and past the crest of snow.

 So why does he run the great risk of being seen?

What critical deed did he have an engagement with?

 Darting eyes, concealing walk, sneaking posture;

Believe does he that no One watched his moves?

 Were there scraps of a holiday feast to steal

From the can with the loosened lid on the deck?

 What dangers that threaten our security and dream

That guile like a red fox we will exchange it all for?

 

 

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On an early morning drive from our home in St. Charles, IL to our church in Aurora, IL, I spotted the red fox coming down the hill from a home near the road.