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Little Hedgehog

A poem about an encounter in autumn

By Niall James BradleyPublished 11 months ago • 1 min read
Little Hedgehog
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Little Hedgehog

In the amber light of morning,

At the honied touch of day,

As breakfast craned its weary neck,

A hedgehog strolled my way.

In the damson light, of waning night,

He failed to spy me there,

But picked with keen and mobile nose,

My scent from out the air.

At the berry break of dawning,

He departed from me then,

On leaves that rustled, whispering we

Would never meet again.

nature poetry

About the Creator

Niall James Bradley

I am a teacher who lives in the north west of England. I write about many subjects, but mainly I write non-fiction about things that interest me, fiction about what comes into my head and poetry about how I feel.

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