Chitter-Chatter,
Chitter-Chatter,
oh, what's the matter?
Chitter-Chatter,
Chitter-Chatter,
Says the neighbor,
next tree over.
Cold and windy,
snow's everywhere.
No acorns,
no seeds,
no kids.
Chitter-Chatter,
Chitter-Chatter,
Down to the ground,
to forage around.
Neighbors out, too,
tracks in the snow.
It's a bobcat or bear,
maybe a coyote.
Better run,
better run.
no seeds today!
It's a grey, grey
world out there,
much like my hair.
Birds, alive,
they can strive,
for seeds, weeds,
and things.
Will I starve?
Can I survive?
Chitter-Chatter,
Chitter-Chatter.
Author notes
Authors Notes: I have just hundreds of squirrels around my house. This poem is dedicated to them!
Squirrel photo thanks to Wikipedia.
A contest entry
- quickie. by Blooming Poet.
300 points, ended August 30, 2008, 7 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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Comments
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Wonderful, auditive poem ...
and yes, you used all the sounds to make this little poem a wondrous experience: assonance, consonance, alliteration, onomatopoeia ...
I also loved the personification, and the poet's own interwoven presence.
About the presentation: the vertical typography imitates the form of a slender, leafless winter tree: stripped and silhouetted. The short line breaks also added to the motion: the fast movements of the squirrel.
So very well done.
Thank you for reading my poetry. I truly appreciate it.
Regards
Myra
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well i can give ya at least 15 or 20 more, love em but sure don't like their messes, nice piece here...
Linda
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Very nice... would you like few more?
Best of luck...
Ken
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I love squirrels, they are such secretive little things, they hold such wonder in their eyes as if only they know all the answers. Very nice write hun
Hugs, Bunny
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prompt was not up when you did that. you know that right?
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Ummm... lol, hate that when it happens!
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