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A Small Meadow

Day. 10
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"A Small Meadow" is a poem about supporting hedgehogs, resilient little mammals navigating urban landscapes and private gardens as their natural habitats vanish. A simple backyard lawn provides a vital, healthy foraging ground for these nocturnal visitors. In return, they act as nature’s pest controllers, feeding on garden insects and helping plants thrive naturally.

「小さな草地」は、自然の生息地が失われゆく中、都市の景観や個人の庭を行き来する小さな哺乳類、ハリネズミを支えることについて詠んだ詩です。家の裏庭にあるごく普通の芝生も、夜に訪れる彼らにとっては、なくてはならない健全な餌場となります。そのお返しとして、彼らは庭の虫を食べて植物の自然な生育を助け、いわば「自然の害虫駆除係」の役割を果たしてくれるのです。

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A Small Meadow

Dusk signals the hour
For the quiet paths they travel,
From one garden to the next,
A nocturnal excursion.

Their destination: a foraging ground.
One moment they waddle along,
Then, locking onto a target,
They break into a swift trot!

Pure survival instinct,
Driven across open spaces,
Racing the edge of the garden,
Scrambling to the safety of the hedgerow.

The constant threat
Of attack from predators -
Owls, foxes, badgers,
Watching from the dark,
But, being sprinters,
They make it through
The night unscathed.

Garden to garden, fence to fence,
That is their small meadow,
A network of backgardens.

© 2026 Michie Lyne 

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小さな草原

夕闇が告げる
彼らは静かな小道をたどり
庭から庭へと続く
毎夜の旅に出かける

目指す先は、採餌拠点地
よちよちと歩いていたかと思えば
狙いを見定め
素早い足取りで駆け出す！

純粋な生存本能に突き動かされ
開けた場所を横切り
庭の縁を疾走し
生け垣という安全な場所へ急ぎ込む

常に付きまとう脅威
捕食者からの襲撃
フクロウ、キツネ、アナグマが
闇の中から狙っている
でも、彼らは俊足の持ち主
無傷のまま
夜を生き延びていく

庭から庭へ、フェンスからフェンスへ
そこが彼らにとっての「小さな草原」
裏庭がつなぐネットワーク

© 2026 Michie Lyne 

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  1. Linda's Relaxing LairSeptember 30, 2026 at 8:02 PM

    This is such a lovely poem!!! Thank you so much for sharing, and I hope you are having a great week!

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    1. Mercy Cat September 30, 2026 at 8:08 PM

      Thank you so much.I really appreciate your kind words, and I'm so glad you enjoyed the poem. Wishing you a wonderful week ahead too! 🐱🐾

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