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TO A STARVED HARE IN THE GARDEN IN WINTER - ZaunköniG - 01.01.2011
TO A STARVED HARE IN THE GARDEN IN WINTER.
Soft-footed stroller from the herbless wood,
Stealing so mutely through my garden ground,
I will not balk thine leager quest for food,
Nor take thy life, nor startle thee with sound.
I spared the wanton squirrel, though I saw
His autumn raid upon my nuts and cones ;
I spared his frisky brush and bushy jaw ;
And shall I wound the poor dishearten'd ones?
Come freely : in my heart thy charter lies ;
Feed boldly—what thou gain'st I cannot lose.
When robin shuffles on the snow-white sill,
We serve his winsome hunger ; who would choose
To daunt his ruddy breast and wistful eyes ?
But, hare or robin, it is hunger still.