Darlene De Beaulieu Poet Sonnet

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

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

Timothy Ray April 25, 2022 at 4:23 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 Darlene De Beaulieu April 26, 2022 at 4:19 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.

Thomas Wells April 30, 2020 at 1:34 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. Darlene De Beaulieu July 27, 2021 at 12:43 PM Hello Thomas Wells, oh thank you for this lovely comment. Enjoy your day my friend.

Maria Williams November 21, 2019 at 6:19 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 Darlene De Beaulieu November 21, 2019 at 7:31 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 November 11, 2019 at 1:26 PM What a cute poem with much imagination and creativity Darlene! Well penned my friend. Hugs and blessings, Jennifer. Darlene De Beaulieu November 21, 2019 at 7:33 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 November 9, 2019 at 3:23 PM Great imagery of nature. Not many red squirrels in England though. Darlene De Beaulieu November 10, 2019 at 1:39 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 November 9, 2019 at 7:22 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 Darlene De Beaulieu November 9, 2019 at 12:20 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 November 8, 2019 at 7:42 PM interesting observations on those little creatures who love nuts. Cute work. Darlene De Beaulieu November 9, 2019 at 7:11 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 November 6, 2019 at 8:38 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 Darlene De Beaulieu November 7, 2019 at 9:45 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 November 6, 2019 at 3:37 AM What a deligtful imagery! Vivid beautiful verses painting the endless struggle for survival dearest, D.D.B! Darlene De Beaulieu November 6, 2019 at 8:19 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 November 5, 2019 at 11:29 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 :) Darlene De Beaulieu November 6, 2019 at 8:22 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 November 5, 2019 at 10:05 AM A lovely piece Darlene, telling so very much of nature that must be appreciated always. Darlene De Beaulieu November 5, 2019 at 10:24 AM Hello Gordon McConnell, hi! I want to thank you for the lovely comment. have a nice day my friend.

Panagiota Romios November 4, 2019 at 4:36 AM A fine , descriptive poem that tells all of us how observant you are of our wondrous world... Your friend in Califotnia~ Panagiota Darlene De Beaulieu November 4, 2019 at 7:20 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 November 3, 2019 at 9:54 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; [email protected] Sincerely, William Darlene De Beaulieu November 4, 2019 at 7:29 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 November 3, 2019 at 6:06 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 Darlene De Beaulieu November 4, 2019 at 7:43 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 November 2, 2019 at 6:51 PM hehe... you have a busy garden... I love it. Ann Darlene De Beaulieu November 3, 2019 at 6:05 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 November 2, 2019 at 4:41 PM Darlene, your poems are so sweet and fun to read. Thanks for sharing :) Darlene De Beaulieu November 2, 2019 at 5:22 PM Hello Heidi, thank you for the lovely comment. Have a nice evening my friend.

Caren Krutsinger November 2, 2019 at 2:02 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. Darlene De Beaulieu November 2, 2019 at 5:24 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.