Squirrel - Backyard Beggar

William Hunter, the poet, is not a local resident, but a retired businessman who publishes his poems online. Wayne Pridemore, the photographer, is a Shoreline resident, well-known to readers as a sports action photographer.

Squirrel - Backyard Beggar…  Poem by William Hunter

You furry rodent

Your tail snaps to and fro

You harvest all the

Bird feed

Everywhere you go

On the ground

Up the pole

In the feeder

You climb

Barriers be damned

‘Cause you’ve got the time

Neither here nor there

You scant have an enemy

Save the family dogs

But not the cats

Nor the birds

Nor the owl on the chimney

Scamper and scatter

Through the trees and brush

You delight and entertain

Without knowing as much

Cobs of corn you are offered

Yet birdseed you desire

Can not you defer

To the birds on the wire?

Go on! You varmit!

You backyard beggar!

Tend to your own garden

And let the birds have there’n.