Rain Squirrel Poems

squirrel umbrella
	bushy tail fluffed overhead ~
		rain-repellent gear...

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Let me tell you a story of Nature
and my early morning walks in the
desert. The fragrance of cactus blossoms
and the starkness of its beauty beckon.

Or,...

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Tricky squirrels come out of the oaks 
Run around in the yard, flashing their tails
Distracting us as their cousins steal our coats,
Grabbing our newspaper, and...

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Rain for weeks
bruised October.

The burden of bitter
air spewed from the
drain of my swollen yard.

Already the birds had turned
to pirates.
I saw the night let
a blind rag...

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blue cedar shed tears 
sun glimmer beckon the stars
squirrel garner fruit

5/28/2018...

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The squirrel who played like a kitten is dead
    found her stiff and rigid body where she used to tread,
  ...

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squirrel
scampers across a tight wire
and shakes
this rainy day
awake

(Published American Tanka Society 2016)...

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Malicious, plotting squirrel, 
sends its angry rain.
Oh, the liberties it takes, 
with my precious fruit trees.
A pear slams into my head; 
my temple, burning blue.

Rising...

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Ah, little squirrel, there you are again
Digging what you buried long ago
And here I am trespassing your domain
And shivering in the wintry blow
  ...

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I was born at the edge of a field 
that captured the shadows at sunset
I was an adolescent, 
when I watched men plant odd, angular...

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