Philosophical
At midday I notice a fox
sitting Buddha-like
on the shed roof
motionless
from its vantage point
it appears to be lost
in thought
as it stares out into space
with its fine thick well-fed fur
it looks a picture of health
and seems not to have
a care in the world
a white cat with
black patches
enters its field of vision
but the fox does not stir
a philosophical fox
that lives and lets live
John Lyons