Ode to a Squirrel Not Long for the World

seashell66 on Apr 24, 2009

A description of what a squirrel did to my flower-bed.

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I planted lovely pansies

Purple and bright yellow

But I did not account for the deeds

Of that dastardly little fellow

A glorified rodent

Beady eyes and fluffy tail

Ducking in and out

Of my good watering pail

Then he jumped right off it

And burrowed in the soil

Making quite a mockery

Of my long afternoon’s toil

My flowers were uprooted

So beautiful and so fair

Because a rotten peanut

Was buried under there

A stupid little peanut

From last fall, not fit to eat

Was all that he was after

In the day’s gathering heat

So I went back into the house

And through the living room

Back into the kitchen

To get the dustpan and the broom

If I catch him at it next time

He should run really fast

Because that rotten peanut

Could truly be his last.

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Comments (7)

Kate Smedley on Apr 24, 2009
A brilliant and fun poem and I thought the title was truly inspired!… have you caught him yet?! ..
Christine Ramsay on Apr 25, 2009
I thought that was so funny. What a wonderful idea for a poem.

Christine
postpunkpixie on Apr 25, 2009
Haha aww poor thing, they’re not too bright are they?
Evelyn Moore on Apr 25, 2009
I know how you feel – they have had all my tulip bulbs!
Steve West on Apr 26, 2009
Really quite funny. Good luck getting the squirrel.
seashell66 on Apr 26, 2009
Thanks for the comments. This is not the kind of poetry I typically write, just need to be a little different.

I haven\’t caught the squirrel yet and probably will end up loathing him from afar this season…no they aren\’t too bright!
ladybaby on Apr 30, 2009
This was so cute. They really are little rascals.. I planted sun flowers last year and they dug up all the seeds and ate them. I replanted the seeds and sprinkled Garlic Powder on the soil, and they left them alone. I had beautiful sun flowers.

Hi there!