Stale Slice of Pizza

It’s raining outside
and I feel content
to just sit on the porch
and watch a squirrel
snag a slice of pizza
from a trash can

The weight is too great
and it falls in
but this is one determined squirrel

A Moliére tale
about a piece of string
intersects my thought
but that’s arbitrary

after a few tumbles
and false starts;
the squirrel gets the pizza
out of the trash can.

It did seem like
a lot of work
for a stale slice of pizza
but who am I to judge?
Copyright © | Year Posted 2019

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Chircop Avatar
October 25, 2020 at 5:15 PM
What is just a stale slice of pizza can mean the world to somebody else.I admire that little squirrel for being brave and determined And for sleeping witha full stomach ??.Love your poetry.
Achilles Avatar
December 17, 2019 at 10:08 AM
That squirrel shows how if we as humans show determination regardless of how others may view our desires- we can succeed. Love the ending.
Gauthier Avatar
December 16, 2019 at 7:43 PM
Totally delightful. Your ending is perfect, George.
Krutsinger Avatar
December 5, 2019 at 10:30 PM
They are all determined squirrels. I am glad someone else knows about them...
Schaefer Avatar
December 18, 2019 at 10:07 AM
thank you, the squirrels and the wild hare running around my old yard always inspire me.
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