The predator

The eagle listens in its aerie

the boar crashes towards his woodland hollow

the young cat clings firmly to the branch

the wolf, he limps to his rocky lair

the deer move into the thicket

the fox slinks into his den

alerted, the shy doe flits away

the hare lifts his ears in the clover

the duck seeks cover in the gloomy reeds

the little fish doesn't peek anymore

and everything is silent, hiding, and waiting

Man appears, goes through the wood.