Orchard Play

by Lindsey Hoyt

In a house where I live, out my window I see...

Seven mischievous crows in a walnut tree.

A fox who's content to bury his grub,

a cow drinking long from an ol' bathtub.

A hawk flying high spots a cunning prey,

an owl who sleeps the day away.

Lizards who crawl under rocks on our lawn,

wild cats who begin their nap with a yawn.

A bobcat who bounds over green hills steep,

a duck who swims in a pond knee deep.

In this orchard where all these animals play,

here it is home and here they will stay.

The feelings I get when these things I see,

a sense of happiness comes over me.