The Neighborhood Hoodlums

Crazy rabbits chomping on my lettuce Deer eating the flowers right down to their nubs Woodpeckers drilling right through the siding Armadillos rooting in search of grubs Squirrels trying to climb down the chimney Possums and racoon dumping out the trash Coyotes yip yapping all through the evening Groundhogs under the shed hoarding their stash Most times the back yard smells just like a skunk The cat keeps bringing dead birds to my door The neighborhood dogs bark when the wind blows That’s country life in all of its splendor.