The Squirrel by Olav H. Hauge
Lightly he jumps
into the oak by the steps
and sets to work
in its crown
- autumn is a busy time
for a squirrel;
acorns and nuts
must be gathered
before leaves drop.
He finds a nut
to gnaw,
fluffs his tail and
sits there content.
The squirrel collects his share
of pinecones and nuts
- and he knows
a good, safe nest on
the elm-covered hillside.
From the stone stoop below
the cat stretches claws
but the squirrel pays
no heed, just gnaws and
crushes nuts:
Mouse-hunter,
you cannot reach me!
He mocks the cat with a shower
of nutshells on his nose.
When the nuts are gone, I see him
scurry down
a long, thin branch
- then a daring jump!
With bushy tail he steers his body
nimbly to reach
the roof edge.
From there he scurries
to fence and pollard birch,
barely touching ground,
then darts in a circle through
brushwood and heather.
Last I saw him
he waved his bushy tail
and jumped into
the hazel thicket.
松鼠
他輕巧跳躍
到階梯旁的橡樹
在樹冠裡
開始辛勤工作
—秋天對松鼠來說
是個忙碌的季節；
在葉子落下之前
橡實和堅果
必須收集妥當。
他找到一顆
好啃的堅果，
彈彈蓬鬆的尾巴
心滿意足地坐著。
這隻松鼠蒐集了夠自己享用的
松子和堅果
—他還找好了
稱心安全的巢穴
就在長滿榆樹的山坡上。
伏在樹下的石頭上
一隻貓伸出利爪
但松鼠渾不
在意，只是啃著
嗑著一顆顆堅果：
鼠輩獵人，
你沒法子靠近我！
他朝著貓鼻得意地
撒下堅果殼示威。
等堅果吃完了，我看到他
迅疾溜下
又長又細的樹枝
—接著做了個大膽的跳躍！
用蓬鬆的尾巴調整身體的方向
靈活地勾住
屋頂的邊沿。
他從那裡再次疾馳
奔向籬笆和樺樹，
快得像飄過地面，
以閃電的速度繞了個圈穿過
灌木和石楠。
從我的視野中消失前
他搖著蓬鬆的尾巴
跳進了
榛樹叢中。
@溪頭，紅色的松鼠，不知道詳細品種 Q>Q 希望有好心大大指教
