Launched
pea-
nuts
take a
long time to
hardly even fake
making a weird bounc-
ing effort
once they
hit
the
glow-
ing showroom
floor.
Mr. Peanuts' Big Blind Date
I Like To Call The
Scrub Jays:
"Mr. Peanut..."
- I Treat 'Em All
- Like They're The Same Bird.
Mr. Peanut Always
Shows Up The
EarlyBird...
-Shocks All The Mourning Doves
-To A Panicked Disarray...
Grabs The Big YummY Peanut
On Top That I Left Out
For Him...
And Drops It
To The Ground Super Fast!
Then Knocks All The Corn
All Over And Sunflower
Seeds Everywhere, And
Maybe Eats One, But
PECKPECKPECKPECKPECK!!!
Everything Everywhere!
*!**!!*!*!!!**!!*!**
****All At Once*****
And Maybe Finds
Another Peanut,
To Flee Off With That...
Or Keeps Broadcasting
Everything With Seeds,
Looking For More...
Or Doesn't Find Any More
And Beak-Chops The One
That It Dropped On
The Ground...
TAKE THAT!
Or Just Flys Off
And Leaves It...
Behind.
Who Knows?
Crazy Bird...
Has No Idea.
I CAN LOVE
Mr. Peanut...
From Here...
Whether It Shows Up Or Not.
-It Clearly Doesn't Care
-If I Do.
-Gray Squirrel
05-21-2025
In Nutty Dreams, a world so grand,
A sweet escape, a nutty land.
Nuts Galore, a vision bright,
An ocean nutty, cool and light.
I long to plunge, with joyous cheer,
Into its depths, dispelling fear.
A salty splash, a nutty dash,
In this sweet realm, I'll make a dash.
Oh, peanut butter, smooth and gold,
A nutty story to unfold.
A creamy balm, a sweet delight,
To slather, spread, both day and night.
My nutty sphere, a world so dear,
Where every moment, crystal clear.
Cashews gleam, pecans so brown,
Almonds dance, all over town.
A crunchy sound, a nutty bliss,
Walnuts and hazelnuts, a gentle kiss.
In nutty realms, where joy resides,
A vast kingdom, where laughter glides.
This nutty feast, a pure delight,
Where dreams forever take their flight.
A nutty queen, in this sweet space,
My nutty home, a happy place.
So let me dream, this nutty scene,
A paradise, a nutty queen.
In this sweet world, I'll roam with glee,
Nuts galore, eternally.
2015
Hear the vendors at the game
driving loyal fans insane
“Peanuts, popcorn, pretzels” they shout
With my friends and me, they all strike out
California
I saw a
Gray Squirrel
Remove his
Fluffy Coat!
He was as
Naked as a
Scrub Jay!
And then he
Flew Away!
-Gray Squirrel
01/21/2024
In this land of rhymes, both wild and rare,
here comes a tale I’ll weave with care.
It’s for those who’ve earned disdainful thoughts,
for actions unkind and deceitful plots.
Feed them peanuts! Oh, hear my words,
then flush them down like pungent turds.
Let’s raise our hands, a sign for all,
and let that birdy stand nice and tall.
Feed them peanuts! A gesture grand,
let’s show them love and where we stand.
On this bunch let’s shed some light,
then with their fluff they can take flight.
Oh, in this land where tales unfold,
the beautiful people write words of gold.
In ivory towers they spin and sit,
then silently enjoy my words of wit.
How the little things can move us
And revive forgotten memories
Like the ones that stirred me recently
And brought joyful thoughts abundantly
Of time with my dad at Rockies games.
He would seldom purchase anything
Except peanuts in the shell.
From little bags the cracking tells
Of satisfaction and salty smells…
Of time with my dad at Rockies games.
It was a kind of ritual there
The call: “get your peanuts here!”
He would skip the sweets and beer
Simple peanuts drew him near
To time with my dad at Rockies games.
His hands and mouth were happy
While watching the game and shouting
Like so many other outings
Peanuts a’plenty went with the routing
Of time with my dad at Rockies games.
It is not the size of a thing that matters
It is the people we love that go with it.
A small, simple peanut I must admit
Is nothing without my family in it.
I miss times with my dad at Rockies games.
My late-night snack
of peanuts and coffee
has got my family
thinking I'm daffy
But if they weren't such late-risers
they'd be appalled to see
me noshing red onions with mackerel
in a wet towel ~ Call me Admiral
finding peanuts goal
cleverly burying them
a wonderful meal
Peanuts and pretzels
always go well with our beer.
Let's have some right now!
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
Now i'm one of them, youngsters
Who likes to take bags of peanuts
and placed them on a bowl on the living room table
And just enable sometimes just eat them right out the bag;
And sometimes I just pour'em out on the table;
My bad!!!!
wissssssh
wesssssssssssg man did you see that
And you no what I thought I heard...
a crunch, crunch, crunch crack...
Wait a minute!
what's that
O man
the windows open
Man, what wuz that
Is it a cat
Ran, just flew threw past my peripheral vision
What's up...
it's a rat,
no a cat
Naw, no, no, no it ain't
wait a minute
just over there by the recliner chair...
A big old black chattering squirrel
and you know what
He's eating all of my salted-peanuts
wissssssh
wesssssssssssg snap,snap, crack
crackle crack man did you see that
that black squirrel eatN up all my peanuts
9/12/19
written by James Edward Lee Sr.
Peanuts
Lovely little orange-shaped objects.
They fill your mouth, hard and soft.
They taste, like nothing but sugar.
Grandma keeps them in a jar,
by the window.
You are allowed one,
if you are quiet.
You can watch them mow down,
and collect the hay with the big machines…
from there.
They are the best candy,
for doing such things.
Grandma knows all the right things,
about living a good life.
Her cookies are straight from heaven.
Nature is at its best unleashed
beneath the ever changing skies
when animal and season weds
it delivers the season's high;
As the leaves share their color raves
autumn shares her bountifulness
and the squirrel gathers quick her craves
before winter's, buffering harness.
"PEANUTS"
ever notice the back of your door?
ever notice the coffee table?
ever notice the couch?
…the rug, the floor in the kitchen,
the table where you drink, the walls,
the ceiling, the windows???
ever notice that they are there?
probably not.
you will and it’ll be when the tree
outside moves with the wind.
you will and it’ll be when you wait
for that knock on the other side of
the door.
she says, “I love you.”
he says, “I know.”
they fight the same fire because they
want to see each other.
pain is nonsensical because it lives.
do you hear it?
do you hear the carnival music playing?
their photo booth waits.
By: Chicano Eddie
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