hedgehogs as sentries
Photo by J. Harrington
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the sentry up close
Photo by J. Harrington
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Minnesota's dismal March days are also a great time to wonder why Minnesota's only hedgehogs are inanimate and chocolate. Appreciate that two of those hedgehogs are now standing sentry on a nest full of Easter eggs, playing roles similar to the lions guarding the portals of libraries. Ponder about why it is that Britain still has real hedgehogs while they became extinct in North America. Perhaps it's due to the fact that on this continent, we have an insufficient supply of smeuse.
Hedgehog
By Paul Muldoon
The snail moves like aHovercraft, held up by aRubber cushion of itself,Sharing its secretWith the hedgehog. The hedgehogShares its secret with no one.We say, Hedgehog, come outOf yourself and we will love you.We mean no harm. We wantOnly to listen to whatYou have to say. We wantYour answers to our questions.The hedgehog gives nothingAway, keeping itself to itself.We wonder what a hedgehogHas to hide, why it so distrusts.We forget the godUnder this crown of thorns.We forget that never againWill a god trust in the world.
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