fox
October 2008 
The Young Fox
Posted on Apr 29th, 2008
by 
Ron
Ron
Here's a little poem by Les Murray I like that I found in a book called Upside Down Zen by Susan Murphy.
The Young Fox
I drove up to a fox
on the disused highway.
It didn"t scare, but watched me
roll up to it along the asphalt.
I got out. Any poultry it would kill
wouldn't now be mine, no feud between us.
It watched quizzically then bounded
away with an unmistakable headshake
that said "Play with me!"
and stopped, waiting. I remember
how sharply perfumed the leaves were
that lay on the pavement in that world.
The Young Fox
I drove up to a fox
on the disused highway.
It didn"t scare, but watched me
roll up to it along the asphalt.
I got out. Any poultry it would kill
wouldn't now be mine, no feud between us.
It watched quizzically then bounded
away with an unmistakable headshake
that said "Play with me!"
and stopped, waiting. I remember
how sharply perfumed the leaves were
that lay on the pavement in that world.
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great post Ron–thanks!!!
I met up with a young fox on an October night in '06; had no fear of me, my pickem up truck, or my dawg…and it too stopped, waited. amazing eyes.
Glad you liked it Eric. I had that experience with a coyote in a field a few years ago.
I get a scent of wet cool in the fall, evening, on a hilly road…thanks Ron.