The Gathering

A small little squirrel
runs frantic on a spree
quickly gathering nuts
that he must store in his tree

For winter is coming
he knows this for sure
and he will need quite a bit
if he is to endure

so he scrambles and hunts
and collects each one he sees
by now he has so much
he has filled two trees

finally he relaxes
the hard work a thing of the past
warm and full our little friend
smiles and nods off at last

Reviews

[Kathryn]

Aww, this is cute! I really like this! It's great, and I love the picture I get of a furry little squirrel hunting acorns! Haha! This is a great "pick-me-up" from all the depressing things I've been both writing and reading lately! Thank you for writing something so cute! Great write! =D

[Brette Medb]

This is so adorable I loved it! The rhyme was perfect for it and the rhythm was fast paced just as the squirrel was in finding his food for the winter. Wonderful write!


Brette

[Yvonne Heidt]

This is adorable. We have at least a score of squirrels in our back yard, and I could just see them scrambling! Great job.

[Dezaraye]

This is awesome. It's such a fun piece with such fun imagery. Perfect for a children's poetry book! The rhythm and rhyme are flawless.

[Janyce Helen Van Es]

Such a cute poem! We have squirrels here and some have short life spans trying to cross the highway to a pecan tree. SMUSH!

This is a good description though and I'm sure they do work hard. Under the hood of my cousin's abandoned truck, walnuts filled every available space last year. They were meticulously wedged between the battery and the wall under the hood. We couldn't pull them out they were in so tight.

[musegirlsm]

Oh! This is so sweet! I love this. I can just picture the squirrel quickly grabbing the nuts in his robotic way and scurrying! I watch them all the time, they are one of the few creatures of wild life that I have here in the city, but they are plenty!

Love this write.

sandra

[Debra Stevens Edwards (..]

This is such a wonderful piece and so true of every squirrel I have ever known. LOL. I enjoyed this light hearted look at winter from the squirrels perspective. Great job and a fun read.
Debby

[James K. Blaylock]

This one I truly loved! And it is perfect for the contest. Thanks for entering.