The Smile of a Nut-Brown Squirrel

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For BiteSize Contest no102 Poetry Contest sponsored by Line Gauthier

A nut-brown squirrel wore his smile in a curl, such a clever one was he. He ate nuts and fruit in his nut-brown suit in my avocado tree. He gave me such lip, and never did tip, and ate my harvest for free.

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Margaret Foster

Date: 3/11/2025 2:07:00 AM

Cute little rhyme. David .made me smile. Do you really have an avocado tree.? I have one but never get any fruit. Cheers :)

David Crandall
Date: 3/11/2025 7:58:00 AM

Thanks Margaret! In the two houses I lived in from 1991 to 2021, I had avocado trees, and in both places, the squirrels were my nemeses. They would take a few bites out of each avocado. Too, bad that you don't get avocados. Nowadays, I buy them on every trip to the store.

Terry Miller

Date: 3/3/2025 2:06:00 AM

This is great, congratulations

David Crandall
Date: 3/3/2025 9:28:00 AM

Thanks Terry!

Beau Barberis

Date: 3/2/2025 10:42:00 PM

Naughty squirrel! Very cute poem, David.

David Crandall
Date: 3/3/2025 9:28:00 AM

Thanks Beau! Squirrels are cute, but they are my nemesis :-)

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 2/21/2025 10:26:00 AM

So great!

David Crandall
Date: 2/21/2025 5:12:00 PM

Thanks Kim! I think I just improved it by putting the final stanza in past tense to make it match the other stanzas. This is my favorite type of poem to write, even though it is about my arch nemesis, the squirrel.