Country Walk

Living in the city,
It's so easy to forget
That Nature is alive and well
And we are in her debt.

Away in wooded country,
On an early morning walk,
I came across a group of deer
And one resplendent hawk.

But what streaked by in front of me
That shook me to my socks,
Was something that I rarely see - 
A gorgeous russet fox.

Its bushy tail bounced out behind
As it went darting past
With just a glance to where I stood,
Stock-sill, heart beating fast.

My walk resumed, my senses poised
To what might next appear,
So different from my city life
But always waiting here.