The red fox treads slowly
in the new-fallen snow,
stops, listens, intent.
Its perked ears detect
the scurry of small feet
below the snow crust;
the predator visualizes
its prey, now motionless
on its well-trod route.
Its leap is pure ballet,
an arching, head-first flash
ending beneath the snow.
The vulpine hunter emerges
from a shower of fine snow,
a field mouse in its jaws.
Glen Sorestad is a Canadian poet whose work has appeared in publication in various parts of the world, has appeared in over 60 anthologies and textbooks, and has been translated into eight languages. He was nominated for Best of the Web 2020. He lives with his wife Sonia in Saskatoon on the northern plains.