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Description
Hector the hedgehog
would venture out at night,
scrounging round for tidbits
in the pale moonlight
and in abundance all along
his nightly nature trails,
he'd find beetles, juicy earth worms,
slugs and tasty snails.

His Mom said he was, "Growing,
growing up so fast
and he should fill his tummy well,
while the summer lasts
cos soon they´d see the winter,
arriving at the gate
and then they'd have to snuggle up
and together hibernate."

Hector never listened
to what his Mommy said.
Her words fell on deaf ears,
not once entering his head.
He didn't want to "Hibernate".
What was that, anyway?
His evenings, they were pleasant,
full of laughter, fun and play.

But as the nights grew longer,
the earth turned hard and cold.
It then became apparent,
the truth, his mom had told.
All the things he liked to eat
were becoming very rare
and sleeping with an empty stomach,
was really hard to bear.

He had very little time left,
to gain his winter weight
and so he had to take the risk
and venture out by day.
He came across the garden
of a kind lady with four cats.
His worries now were over,
he would soon be very fat!

Poetry by Suzanne 28th October 2015

Description
Hector the hedgehog
would venture out at night,
scrounging round for tidbits
in the pale moonlight
and in abundance all along
his nightly nature trails,
he'd find beetles, juicy earth worms,
slugs and tasty snails.

His Mom said he was, "Growing,
growing up so fast
and he should fill his tummy well,
while the summer lasts
cos soon they´d see the winter,
arriving at the gate
and then they'd have to snuggle up
and together hibernate."

Hector never listened
to what his Mommy said.
Her words fell on deaf ears,
not once entering his head.
He didn't want to "Hibernate".
What was that, anyway?
His evenings, they were pleasant,
full of laughter, fun and play.

But as the nights grew longer,
the earth turned hard and cold.
It then became apparent,
the truth, his mom had told.
All the things he liked to eat
were becoming very rare
and sleeping with an empty stomach,
was really hard to bear.

He had very little time left,
to gain his winter weight
and so he had to take the risk
and venture out by day.
He came across the garden
of a kind lady with four cats.
His worries now were over,
he would soon be very fat!

Poetry by Suzanne 28th October 2015