I saw prints, drawn prints br Raw prints, claw prints, br Paw prints dinted br In the winter snowdrifts br Glinting in the thinly br Splintered sun-streaks br Climbing the horizon br In unsurprising silent rising, br Of the dawning morning sky. br Fresh prints, flashed hints, br Fresh hints, fleshed, since br Something feral padded br On ungritted city streets. br In the slow-sift, show-shift br Snowdrifts misting trackless br Thankless blanket shrouds br That drowned the ground br With witnessed thickness, br Vixen's quickness tripped br And dipped so simply, br Instant printing paw prints br Inches in the winter's snowfall br Footfall followed footfall br On the football pitch the fox br Had crossed, lost in the whiteout, br Night-owl, lights-out mist br That hid the blizzard's gift br Of glistening, pristine snow.