In The Grass

The night hung still beneath the clouded moon, and from our deck, we watched the hazy glow. The crickets softly chirped their mating croon as shadows spread by trees, danced down below. And then, we saw it slithering out far! Out on the grass, it undulated there- a snake-like vision, crawling- so bazaar; streaked white and black, it writhed- gave us a scare! Soon heading closer, monster-like it moved. With night binoculars held to our eyes- could not believe- with vision then improved, this mystery became a huge surprise! Sleek, white and black- and moving like a snake, a skunk with five kits lined up in a row as one big monster- such fear did awake; was wriggling in the grass, real low and slow!