Thursday, 30 September 2021

'OUTED AFTER SIX'... (WHEN A HALF-DOZEN BADGERS APPEARED...)

 Outed After Six…



Sunlight dithered, simmering 

Its last glimmering 

Hues on a dry September evening.

Dusk drooled, cooling,

The copse bejewelling

Its autumn leaves, browning.


Badgers mithered, shirking

In ditches, lurking

For a safe advancing.

Food was dispersed, awaiting

The procrastinating

Shy mammals’ chancing…


And they outed after six.

A half-dozen

Munching,

Crunching,

Snuffling, 

Scuffling

Badgers. 

And as daylight 

Vanished, 

The famished

Cete members

Fed,

Fled,

Watchful,

Wistful…


Pete Ray

30th September 2021


Six badgers appeared to feed after 6pm on 29th September…


Fearless, the crew moved towards me, eating rather noisily.



A wonderful few moments in my life…

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