A Widow's Reply by Hannah

When you live in a house in the country,

and you are it's one and only.

People will sometimes say to you,

"You must be awfully lonely."

But, I keep a chair in my backyard,

and there is so many things to see.

Squirrels, raccoons, robins and deer,

and woodpeckers up a tree.

Two little squirrels are playing tag,

a cat has just joined the chase.

The squirrels scampered up a tree,

the cat just lost THAT race.

A deer just wandered into my yard,

a beautiful sight to see.

He came to eat the apples that,

had fallen off the tree.

A spider is busy spinning a web,

oh careless bug beware.

If you get tangled in that web,

you'll be his breakfast fare.

And yesterday, behind the house,

along with all the rest.

A mama mouse and baby mouse,

were sleeping in their nest.

So, in answer to your question,

"How lonely can I be,

since God has made all this beauty,

then left it all to me."

With Love to All

Hannah (2005)