My Woodpecker

I have a woodpecker in my tree, tap, tap, tap

This noise is killing me

I want to shoot him out of the tree

But killing is not inside of me

He taps all morning and all day long

This noise is killing me

Why couldn’t it be a bird singing a song

Or an owl hooting at me

Nope, it had to be a woodpecker messing with me

This noise is killing me

Now he has his family and it’s triple taping

I have thought about a chain saw and cut down the old oak tree

But if I did he would just move to the tree next door to me

This noise is killing me
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Laurie Avatar
November 25, 2018 at 7:44 PM
G'day Bobby … woodpeckers sound like it has irritating habits, a bit like a cicada. Find out what predator bird a woodpecker fears and give them a dose of taped calls - I can read your frustration - Lindsay
May Avatar
November 26, 2018 at 5:25 AM
I never thought of that Lindsay WOW! what a great idea but, I am kind of getting use to it there sounds are better then freeway traffic. Thank you for reading my poem!
Allison Avatar
November 25, 2018 at 4:04 PM
what a descriptive poems Bobby I've not seen or heard one since we moved here in 1996 I can imagine the noise is quite irritating at times:-( hugs Jan xx
May Avatar
November 25, 2018 at 5:33 PM
Those little buggers like I told Heidi I moved into the house they didn't move into mine. Thank you for your complement!
Sands Avatar
November 25, 2018 at 2:50 PM
There are many here. I know all about that tapping :) One even started tapping on my house.
May Avatar
November 25, 2018 at 3:24 PM
They drive me nuts, lol but I moved in to his living area he didn't move into mine.
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