Fox in the Snow

You must be so so quiet
like freshly fallen snow
on the field of your perception.

You must be so so still
in the way that makes you ready
like a fox who watches the snow
hears/senses/glimpses
from beneath the white layers
the life he knows is there.

So, be quiet be still be ready -

but first, before you can get quiet even,
empty yourself.
The fox is only after the mole,
understand?

When you've done all that
as well as the fox
you will pounce -
automatically, full-heartedly!
before you're even quite sure
that the thing you've detected
seized upon with your body
is your version
of fox food.