National Badger Day    

Badgers

This elegant gentleman of the countryside

so smartly dressed in his black suit

scurrying along his trusted hidden paths

rummaging for delicious worms and fruit

with such distinctive stripes seen upon his face

he`s quite a character to have around

as he sets off for his nocturnal rambles

snuffling along making a funny sound

with his nose twitching at every new scent

that he comes to find around the sett

this nightly hunter disappears through the brambles

he`s a wonderful creature we can`t forget

© Lissie Bull 2016