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'Take time to appreciate nature' - Your Letters: January 20

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MOTHER NATURE IS ALL AROUND US

Leave are falling from the trees

Gently swaying in the breeze

Making not a single sound

As they rest quietly on the ground

Yellow, green, rust and gold

What a beautiful sight to behold

Mother Nature is everywhere

Nothing else can compare

The tiny wild mouse trying to keep out of sight

The very last birds taking flight

A wild hedgehog that’s lovely to see

He passes by taking no notice of me

The noise of the stream so relaxing it’s almost a dream

Dogs enjoying their last hour of play

That lost ball he will find another day

I see a friend but too far away I will save

That chat for another day

It’s early but beginning to get dark I will make