So many introductions
to the season of Fall
from the splashy
vibrantly hued colors
of oranges, golds
yellows and reds
to burnt textures of
browns and bronze
as foliage processes death
into sleeping droughts
of winter nights
where each day temperatures
fade to cool breezes
sending all matter of life
scurrying
fluttering
down
atop objects stationary or
those moving
steadily onward
while the noise and chatter
of nature’s interlude
finds the quest
for food
in the eyes of the ever busy
squirrel who squirrels away
any nuts he can
to the ever noisy, never
complacent jay
I catch a glimpse of
high in the branches
of acorn tree boughs
apparently abundantly full
whilst he screeches
at the energetic
squirrel
always mindful these acorns
belong to him
the bountiful trees
his domain
trespassing bandits
will receive
a long and wrathful
scolding
such elocution this jay
but the squirrel
will not
be deterred
© October 2018 Renee Espriu
Photo Taken From Public Domain Pictures and Created as Art
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Wow, this poem still resonates with me. Such lovely images of nature, so beautifully crafted, Renee! Love the squirrel!
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I have watched this ongoing battle…once when I still had my house…and now just outside the apartments where I live. The squirrel simply ignores the jay and I do believe that makes him screech even more. Thank you for your kind comment.
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You are welcome.
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Haha, love the art 🤣 And this: ” … foliage processes death into sleeping droughts of winter nights. ” Brilliant word imagery. ❤️
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When I still had my home (sold in 2015) I could watch these wonderful creations of nature in the nut tree right outside my kitchen window. Never failed to entertain as the squirrel would hang upside down just to grab a nut and totally ignore the jay’s annoying chatter. Thank you and Aloha!
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Squirrels! Endless entertainment, when they’re not destroying birdfeeders to get to the seed 😉 😘
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