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Bright-Eyed and ---

A squirrel with an acorn clenched Between his tiny teeth Ran past me to some shrubbery And hid himself beneath. He looked so cute it made me think Suppose he was a rat; I wouldn’t like it half as much In nearby habitat. Though both are rodents, in this case Some prejudice prevails, For charming or repellent seems To rest upon their tails!

Copyright © | Year Posted 2013




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Date: 10/27/2013 5:53:00 PM
Bats and rats and tiny mice can give us all the creeps. But funny how a diseased bird is pleasing when it peeps.
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Date: 10/16/2013 7:58:00 PM
Ain't it the truth - if they lost the fluffy tail we would call in a pied piper to rid us of them as well.
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Date: 10/16/2013 7:53:00 AM
This is true Ilene, never thought of it in this way.. but I still don't like rats hehehe :)
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Date: 10/15/2013 8:25:00 AM
Oh yes - I'd love to pet a squirrel and run from a rat. Some say deer are rodents on stilts. love you Ilene, Kathy
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