Among these maples and oaks,
Owls creep
And ravens think,
Beetles shuffle up and down
And scitterish squirrels quietly shrink,
Caterpillars make their homes
Between the branches of the birches,
At daybreak the hawks awaken
And predatory birds begin their searches
Through the thicket of the foliage
For the field mice and the shrews
Scurrying along the forest floor
Finding grubs nibbling on the roots

Shared amongst these maples and oaks.