Lessons From Nature
The lessons in nature
prove to be far wiser
than the intelligence of man.
Observing three kit squirrels
now, almost the size of the parents,
time has come for them to be on their own.
They nested early
as it was a March early spring
and now the nest deteriorates.
The parents,
perhaps ready and eager
for producing a second brood.
Stepping away from the nesting area
taking one kit at a time,
enticing and encouraging as it eagerly follows,
The kits are reluctant and unsteady,
stepping down the tree,
slipping on the pointed tips of the stocade fence.
Each time, the parent watches, waits,
returns and chides the kit
but still, it hangs back and hesitates.
Then with patience still,
the parent returns
with just a light nip on the rump
and they are gladly on their way.
Copyright © DM Babbit | Year Posted 2016
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