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Walnuts and Peanuts

The walnuts and peanuts
Both squirrels and birds 
Enjoy these different nuts
Chipmunks eat both nuts
There is always a battle 
for food

Squirrels chase the birds away
There is always a battle for food
The squirrels eat both nuts 
Blue jays eat the walnuts
Now the autumn begins

The squirrels search for nuts
They store it away for winter
Making a pile high somewhere
So I wonder if the squirrels 
Will remember their nuts
Where they hid them for
later
When they will be hungry
Squirrels do not sleep in winter
They are seen searching for 
food
In winter I never see the chipmunk 
Searching for their food
Maybe they sleep through the winter

Copyright © Darlene De Beaulieu | Year Posted 2019

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Timothy Ray Date: 6/3/2022 5:20:00 PM came back to read again....a reminder others have this joy in their lives.... Login to Reply Darlene De Beaulieu Date: 6/4/2022 4:09:00 AM Hello Timothy, yes others have this joy in their life. Enjoy your day my friend.

Timothy Ray Date: 4/25/2022 4:23:00 PM this is the animal goings and comings outside my window, i share your love of this ......you have drawn our world of dlight...thank you Login to Reply Darlene De Beaulieu Date: 4/26/2022 4:19:00 AM Hello Timothy RaY, I enjoy to watch the squirrels and the birds feeding on heir food during the day. We share the same thng in nature. Enjoy your day my friend.

James Mclain Date: 10/13/2021 5:26:00 PM The same are me, myself and I, inside such psychological rooms inside your mind. Great read, again to read to just make sure. Thank You Login to Reply Darlene De Beaulieu Date: 10/14/2021 6:39:00 AM Your welcome my friend. Enjoy your day . Darlene De Beaulieu Date: 10/14/2021 6:38:00 AM Hello James McLain, so nice to meet you .Yes the same for Me Myself and I. Thank you for reading Me Myself and I.You are welcome my frind.

Thomas Wells Date: 4/30/2020 1:34:00 AM This is thoughtful, observant poem. Great job! Many of your poems tell a story (i.e., they are narrative). You can tell from the comments of others, this poem is very evocative for people. Login to Reply Darlene De Beaulieu Date: 7/27/2021 12:43:00 PM Hello Thomas Wells, oh thank you for this lovely comment. Enjoy your day my friend.

Maria Williams Date: 11/21/2019 6:19:00 AM A lovely poem full of imagery Darlene. We saw the cutest most friendly squirrels in Hyde Park London on a holiday one year. Pretty sure they remember where they hide those nuts. Smart little things ...Maria Hugs Login to Reply Darlene De Beaulieu Date: 11/21/2019 7:31:00 AM Hello Marie Williams, Maria I often wonder where tey hid those nuts. Then I wonder if they remember where they hid those nuts. Thank you for the lovely comment. Have a nice day my friend.Hugs Darlene

Jennifer Proxenos Date: 11/11/2019 1:26:00 PM What a cute poem with much imagination and creativity Darlene! Well penned my friend. Hugs and blessings, Jennifer. Login to Reply Darlene De Beaulieu Date: 11/21/2019 7:33:00 AM Hello Jennifer,I was wondering if you have squirrels where you live. Thank you for the lovely comment. Hugs and blessings to you .Darlene.

Edwardj Clark Date: 11/9/2019 3:23:00 PM Great imagery of nature. Not many red squirrels in England though. Login to Reply Darlene De Beaulieu Date: 11/10/2019 1:39:00 PM Hello Edward Clark, you don not have too many red squirrels.! That is because they are in Canada. Do you get snow in England? Just wondering. Have a nice day my friend.

Mike Gentile Date: 11/9/2019 7:22:00 AM A clever subject, Darlene! I very much enjoyed the images created by your lovely write and observations of the world around us. Happy Saturday xxoo Login to Reply Darlene De Beaulieu Date: 11/9/2019 12:20:00 PM Hello Mike Gentile, I hope all is well with you. Thank you for the lovely comment. Have a Happy Saturday my friend. xxx-ooo. Darlene

Andrea Dietrich Date: 11/8/2019 7:42:00 PM interesting observations on those little creatures who love nuts. Cute work. Login to Reply Darlene De Beaulieu Date: 11/9/2019 7:11:00 AM Hello Andrea,I watch them battle for peanuts every day. Blue jays like nuts to. Thank you for the lovely comment. have a nice day my friend. Hugs. Darlene

Lindsay Laurie Date: 11/6/2019 8:38:00 PM Hello Darlene … an education for me and in a delightful way. Have no inkling on squirrels and chipmunks, but I dare say they can be as cheeky as our possums down here - thank you Darlene - Lindsay Login to Reply Darlene De Beaulieu Date: 11/7/2019 9:45:00 AM Hello Lindsay, squirrels do not sleep through the winter. some birds stay behind. Chipmunks sleep some time but retreat to their burrows but wakes every few days. Viticor told me this. Have a nice day my friend.

Demetrios Trifiatis Date: 11/6/2019 3:37:00 AM What a deligtful imagery! Vivid beautiful verses painting the endless struggle for survival dearest, D.D.B! Login to Reply Darlene De Beaulieu Date: 11/6/2019 8:19:00 AM Hello Demetrios Trifiatis, thank you for the lovely comment. Yes the squirrels and bird and chipmunks. Have a battle for food. have a nice day my friend. I hope all is well with you.

Anne-Lise Andresen Date: 11/5/2019 11:29:00 AM - Answer your question: pepper does not make the snow melt ... - but salt does :) - "Where the pepper grows" ... is a warmer place than Norway ... a place I want to go when winter comes :) - Just as your poem ends .... "Maybe they sleep through the winter" ... winter is not a time I like ... because of my fibromylagy ... maybe I should sleep through winter ... or travel to a warmer country - Your poem is lovely, Darlene :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :) Login to Reply Darlene De Beaulieu Date: 11/6/2019 8:22:00 AM Hello Sunshine Smile, winter is not for me either. when it is icy I have a hard time to walk. My broken finger aches in winter so badly and it is the last finger to warm up in a mitt. Have a nice day my friend. Hugs. Darlene

Gordon Mcconnell Date: 11/5/2019 10:05:00 AM A lovely piece Darlene, telling so very much of nature that must be appreciated always. Login to Reply Darlene De Beaulieu Date: 11/5/2019 10:24:00 AM Hello Gordon McConnell, hi! I want to thank you for the lovely comment. have a nice day my friend.

Panagiota Romios Date: 11/4/2019 4:36:00 AM A fine , descriptive poem that tells all of us how observant you are of our wondrous world... Your friend in Califotnia~ Panagiota Login to Reply Darlene De Beaulieu Date: 11/4/2019 7:20:00 AM Hello Pattie, I hope all is well with you. I see this event every day. Blue Jays are beautiful birds. They eat both peanuts and walnuts. Have a nice day my friend. Hugs Darlene

William Darnell Sr Date: 11/3/2019 9:54:00 PM Wonderful poem Darlene. Kinda funny too. I don't know-how the soup mail works as i spent an hour trying to figure it out. So if you'd like here's my reg email; creativelywritingtmrrw@yahoo.com Sincerely, William Login to Reply Darlene De Beaulieu Date: 11/4/2019 7:29:00 AM Hello William Darnell Sr. thank you for the lovely comment. I want to thank you for your e-mail address. I will try to explain the Soup mail to you the best i can,right now is not a good time to do it. I will do it later today. By for now Darlene your friend. have a nice day.

Quoth Theraven Date: 11/3/2019 6:06:00 PM Darlene, I love this battle for the nuts. I see chipmunks..,cheeks stuffed full. Where do they go when Winter comes? Like Caren's comment. Awoke now. -Richard Login to Reply Darlene De Beaulieu Date: 11/4/2019 7:43:00 AM Hello Quoth The Raven,squirrels do not sleep through the winter,neither do the birds that stay behind. I always wonder about the chipmunks,where do they go? No one knows. Hav a nice day my friend.

Ann Foster Date: 11/2/2019 6:51:00 PM hehe... you have a busy garden... I love it. Ann Login to Reply Darlene De Beaulieu Date: 11/3/2019 6:05:00 AM Hello Ann Foster, yes busy. there are birds, squirrels, chipmunks, and a cat that roams the yard, I named Romeo. All come to my yard. I would not have it any other way Have a nice day my friend. Thank you for the lovely comment..

Heidi Sands Date: 11/2/2019 4:41:00 PM Darlene, your poems are so sweet and fun to read. Thanks for sharing :) Login to Reply Darlene De Beaulieu Date: 11/2/2019 5:22:00 PM Hello Heidi, thank you for the lovely comment. Have a nice evening my friend.

Caren Krutsinger Date: 11/2/2019 2:02:00 PM I often wonder about the chipmunks. I see the squirrels running in the snow, but never have I seen a chipmunk at this time. Your lively poem woke up my brain. Login to Reply Darlene De Beaulieu Date: 11/2/2019 5:24:00 PM Hello Caren, I have never seen a chipmunk in the winter either. I see the squirrels. Thank you for the lovely comment. Have a nice evening my friend.