nearly scampering
across my feet, a squirrel
in flight from a cat
living – even in the wild
never without challenges
Pat R
5/11/21
For Tanka Tuesday where the prompt words over at Colleens are synonyms for Life & Move
life…living
move… fly (flight)
I used Living & Flight.. I know, “flight might be reaching a little🙂
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high wire act
squirrel scrambles
across evening sky
Pat R
8/04/20
(With all her antics, I googled her..a Northern Mockingbird)
This backyard of mine is at once a wild kingdom and a comedy skit. Yesterday was a gray, chilly and windy day bearing no resemblance to spring. I looked out to see her, the bird living in my tree that is, entering her nest.
The wind has been toying with that small tree all day. Really tossing it to and fro. I am thinking this was the reason for the loud twittering that had been filling the air on and off all day. A squirrel, traisping across the back fence found himself on the run. The nesting bird chased him down
and pecked him in the ass. I’ve never seen that before. I guess he was closer than she wanted him to be to her nest.
Today there was a repeat. Only, this time he was racing up and down the main trunk of the neighbor’s very tall tree and she was in hot pursuit! What is with this bird! Maybe they’re just friends. Romping. Or, maybe they’re just as crazy as us humans.
clouds scurrying
across a not so full moon –
spring feels out of sink
Pat R
4/04/20
autumnal equinox –
the last pear falls from the tree,
summer slips away
Pat R
9/22/19
For Frank Tassone’s Challenge where the prompt is Autumnal Equinox ( September Equinox). Stop by and do some reading here.
baby owl
eyes baby squirrel –
tale of growth
Pat R
8/19/18
For Haiku Horizons where the prompt is: Grow
perky tulip ears
poking through the soil intact
now fully restored
survives squirrel’s brutal gnaws
brand new life makes it to spring
Pat R
3/09/18
For Colleen’s Weekly Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge where the prompt words were Renew & Fresh ( synonyms only). I used Restore & New.
#Wordless Wednesday
after much trial
I won the fight with squirrels
the reward, tulips!
Pat R
10/10/16
OctPoWriMo
squirrel scrambles
across the moon
readying for winter
Pat R
10/06/16
Carpe Diem Haiku: Night Has Fallen
squirrel on the hunt
moves quickly from branch to branch
in wild mid air jump
Pat R
8/15/16
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