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For BiteSize Contest no102 Poetry Contest sponsored by Line Gauthier

The Smile of a Nut-Brown Squirrel

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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Treacher Avatar
March 15, 2026 at 12:00 AM
'Wore his smile in a curl' is genius. I enjoyed your clever use of rhyme within lines and at the end of the lines. Thank you for sharing joy!
Foster Avatar
March 11, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Cute little rhyme. David .made me smile. Do you really have an avocado tree.? I have one but never get any fruit. Cheers :)
Crandall Avatar
March 11, 2025 at 7:58 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.
Miller Avatar
March 3, 2025 at 2:06 AM
This is great, congratulations
Crandall Avatar
March 3, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Thanks Terry!
Barberis Avatar
March 2, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Naughty squirrel! Very cute poem, David.
Crandall Avatar
March 3, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Thanks Beau! Squirrels are cute, but they are my nemesis :-)
Rodrigues Avatar
February 21, 2025 at 10:26 AM
So great!
Crandall Avatar
February 21, 2025 at 5:12 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.
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