A Hole In the Wall

A rat-a-tat-tat is the woodpecker’s boast.
The walls of man’s home - where the bird has outpost.
The barrel of eye
does aim at the sky.
A rat-a-tat-tat and the woodpecker’s toast.

10/30/2022
Copyright © | Year Posted 2022

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Ellison Avatar
November 1, 2022 at 5:00 PM
rat-a-tat-tat!!! woodpeckers MUST get a headache... what do think? Love you Miss Kim XOX
Rodrigues Avatar
November 1, 2022 at 7:53 PM
LOL! You would think so! ;) xxoo
Leffanta Avatar
November 1, 2022 at 11:40 AM
Just send them to Mar-a-Lago to help Trump declassify documents . . . .Aloha!
Rodrigues Avatar
November 1, 2022 at 2:14 PM
There was no politics in this one, my Hawaii friend. I love to read the “Good News.” Aloha ~
Fowler Avatar
November 1, 2022 at 7:59 AM
Nice one Kim. Cute little guy :) Linda
Rodrigues Avatar
November 1, 2022 at 2:12 PM
They’re cute but not when they are making holes in your house. Thanks, Linda!
Buhagiar Avatar
November 1, 2022 at 12:23 AM
Great onomatopoeia.
Rodrigues Avatar
November 1, 2022 at 2:11 PM
Thanks :)
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