<\/a>The leaves and branches of the oak<\/strong>
\n Flutter and spring,<\/strong>
\n I wonder why as there is no breeze,<\/strong>
\n The rainy morning has becalmed.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Then gray squirrels<\/strong>
\n Descend from the tree,<\/strong>
\n One, two, three.<\/strong>
\n They scamper away<\/strong>
\n Each in a different direction.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Only to return and leap<\/strong>
\n Up the trunk and out<\/strong>
\n Onto the ends of the branches,<\/strong>
\n Bouncing and swaying<\/strong>
\n Like children playing and swinging.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Now I see them biting off<\/strong>
\n Acorns and pouching them,<\/strong>
\n Working to acquire tasty nuts,<\/strong>
\n Before running back into the woods<\/strong>
\n To hide their treasures.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I never knew squirrels<\/strong>
\n Picked acorns,<\/strong>
\n Before, I had only seen them<\/strong>
\n Gathering from the ground.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Something new to me,<\/strong>
\n Delighted at the discovery<\/strong>
\n I filed this incident under \u2018Squirrels\u2019,<\/strong>
\n And sat still on the porch,<\/strong>
\n One quiet morning in October.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cerita M. Hewett<\/strong>
\n October 23, 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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