<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=390722" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>To Our Delight</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">I snapped a twig beneath my shoe, <br>and a startled bird flew o’er my head.<br>Crisp leaves were sprinkled on their tops with dew, <br>coloured, each one, in an autumnal hue, <br>and thickly spread.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Across the park, beneath the trees, <br>helped by the breeze, they’d descended down.<br>Carpeting the ground with a cushioned layer.<br>A splendid scene of such impressive flair, <br>in shades of brown.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">A squirrel always so alert, <br>stood, rigid, inert and listened hard.<br>Then with an impish look made fast retreat, <br>by scuttling off, his tasty nuts to eat, <br>but still on guard.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Silence fell, no sound pierced the ear, <br>nothing to hear, quiet peace serene.<br>Then rutting stags called out to their new mates, <br>each bellow from a powerful throat vibrates, <br>their passions keen.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Strange that a twig beneath my toes, <br>can scatter the sparrows into instant flight.<br>In a fragile locale these creatures dwell, <br>to them it’s home and therefore they excel, <br>To our delight.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Ernestine+Northover">Ernestine Northover</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=390722" data-title="To Our Delight de Ernestine Northover" data-description="I snapped a twig beneath my shoe, and a startled bird flew o’er my head. Crisp leaves were sprinkled on their tops with dew, coloured, each one, in an autumnal hue, and thickly spread. Across the park, beneath the trees, helped by the breez..."></div> </div> </div>

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