Across the lawn and ‘round the tree
Pausing to look, “Where can it be?”
You hid it here or so you thought
But it’s not in your hiding spot
A flash of brown has caught your eye
And then you spot the guilty guy
You look about as if to say
“That bugger stole my nut away”
How dare he have the nerve to swipe
Your hard earned prize so sweet and ripe
But now you’re gonna make him pay
That dirty crook will rue this day
You stand up straight on tiny toes
He looks at you and off he goes
Right on his heels with bushy tail
He won’t escape, you’re on his trail
Round and round the tree you go
You start and stop, first fast then slow
Then up the tree right to the top
And down again without a stop
You peek around the trunk and then
The chase starts over once again
‘Til finally you claim your prize
Then hop away with sparkling eyes
You place your trophy in the ground
Warning your foe with chattered sound
“Best stay away, no “ifs” or “buts”
And keep your paws off of my nuts”
He looks at you then slinks away
But you know he’ll be back next day
This pesky guy is like no other
Because he is your little brother
A contest entry
- I LOVE SQUIRRELS! Please give me your squirrel poems by PurpleSky.
570 points, ended May 8, 18 entries
Gold trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Please tell me what you think
Comments
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What fun here! I am tucking this frisky poem into my poetry pocket and carrying it to Poetry Planet.
Thank you very much, good poet Sir. 
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This is wonderful. The imagery is fantastic, it just draws you in. The rhyme and flow are smooth and flawless. I love it. God bless.
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Amazing
I love it!!! You're really great! -
Adorable. I like it
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This is adorable and it really tickled me cause i love animals so much. The picture is fantastic. I love how oyu weaved the story into your words and every verse instilled a picture of what was going on. Such vivid imagery to be shown in words is excellent. Congratulations on the gold trophy which was more than deserved.
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Reading this I can clearly picture the scene, and it makes me laugh. At first I was unsure of the narrator's identity, but upon reading it through I realized that was your intent. You are a great poet, thank you for sharing!
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Outstanding
Great use of words and rhyme. Picture perfect. I wish you well.
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I love it
Such descriptive wording, the action was real. I am imagining you writing it while you watch the classic chase we have all witnessed a million times. Great way to capture it.
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That is so cute! I love the rhyme and the flow of this piece, amazing job! You definitly deserve the gold for this piece. Thanks for sharing
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Congrats on a well earned gold. Loved it. Seems sibling rivalry is alive & well in the animal kingdom too :-)
Cheers
Anne
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Congratulations on the gold it was well deserved! I laughed so hard reading this, I could actually see the squirrels chasing each other around! LOL
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Excellent and more than worthy of claiming the gold Well done
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Certainly a 'golden' poem. I love it. a great little story told so well. congratulations.
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Congratulations on winning the gold trophy. This poem is really delightful.
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this poem is freaking hilarious and having two little brothers the ending made it that much better!!. so this explains why those silly squirrels are always running all over the place and usually just two of them lol
I love a good laugh and this was it, also I love the fact you told an adorable story to boot. awesome job and thank you for entering in my contest
huggles
Lena
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Tremendously Awesome!
This is such an awesome adorable piece about one of Nature's funniest little escapades.Thanks for sharing this fast paced,superbly written poem with us and best of luck in the contest!
Don
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This is adorable. Really cute story written extremely well, with a number of humorous points.
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This was a delight to read. Very entertaining and well written as always. I wish you the best in the contest.
Sam
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