A Day At the Forest

In the misty morning amid the elm and maple trees The whiteness delicately floats above the ponds waterline The night hunters abandon their night search for food As the early morning rays peek through the woodland. The morning brings the forest teeming to life The occupants ready to attack their early morning feast The vines and shrubs hiding them as they arch ready to attack they scramble for their scrumpcious bite of food. The geese, crows and magpies mingle around the water's edge Looking for plants, seeds and aquatic animals to feed Among the bull rushes and cattails on the sloughs edge They mingle with the locals who come to drink. Eating the wild berries for a tasty treat Saskatoon, chokecherries, pin cherries ready to eat Juicy and sweet, mild yet tart Quite edible for a flock to feast. This is a haven, a sanctuary for all And as the balmy summer evening turns once again to dusk The predators will come out with the evening shade To stalk their prey among the woodland grove.