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Sky Squirrel

He wasn’t supposed to jump.  
He only wanted the peanuts.  
But one curious sniff near the open door  
and suddenly~  
there he was,  
parachute blooming behind him  
like a startled balloon animal.  

His goggles fogged with fear,  
his tail doing interpretive dance,  
he squeaked something that sounded  
very much like  
“I DIDN’T SIGN UP FOR THIS.”  

Yet as the wind carried him downward,  
he began to relax~  
realizing that even accidental heroes  
get a pretty spectacular view.
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August 19, 2026 at 8:26 PM
You are right dear Sara, even accidental heroes get a spectacular show. I think you have already written a minimum of fifty poems on squirrels. They seem to play mischievously in your imagination.
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