Hedgehog

Here is a small hedgehog 

sitting softly outside 

on a summers sunny day 

sitting under a tender talking tree 

chatty comfortable confident 

whilst the small hedgehog listens 

talks back in its own way 

Lightly seen by the leaves 

protected as if by a umbrella 

looking after hedgehog 

sheltering 

comforting 

helping her 

when she feels so small and fragile 

needing a friend to be there 

and for now that friend happens to be the tree 

the tree that talks with its branches 

talks with the leaves in whispers 

the hedgehog understands what the trees saying 

even though we can’t and to us 

it’s just leaves drifting in the summers breeze 

and to us , there are no words 

the tree talks and hedgehog hears every word 

we just see them in company 

not even knowing their talking