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Nature’s Getaway

D.S.Elliott 1950 (Sydney)

Just on dusk by quiet pond
The enemy lays in wait

Eyes transfixed on diner
Fox hides from his prays fate

Feathered friend glides on silken waves
Created by crystal breeze
Peacefulness is all around
Yet Duck is ill at ease

Fox is waiting for his chance
To make his presence felt
Could this be Duck heaven or hell

Cricket chirps a warning sound
Feathered friend takes flight
Ripples on the water found

Diner now out of sight !

About this poem

Growing up in the country you see Mother Nature’s creatures at their best

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Written on October 09, 2012

Submitted by queenbeesecrets on June 26, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XA XA XBCB XXX CDC D
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 436
Words 90
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 4, 3, 3, 1
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