The Sett
Hidden by the corner of the path
On the rising ground
Where the mound runs into the bank
Are the newest excavations
The latest extensions to the scheme
The diggings being carried on at night-time
A nocturnal construction project
Creating a modern morning earth-work
Revealed by heaps of spoil
The crumbled soil deposited neatly
Outside the D-shaped hole
Which leads darkly down
By under-ground pathways
Into a dark, black home
A subterranean complex
Of tunnels and hidden chambers
Beneath the grassy surface
That provides protection from the cold
And a nesting-space for gravid mothers
Where, in future days
The curious heads of cubs
May appear blinking to the light
A small study in black and white
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