When squirrels cross the road
with cars in a traffic mode,
they’re hunting for nuts & acorns
within near trees where were born,
and stack 'em in the earthy Grote.
The weather swing forebode,
all hurdles in rush overrode
in front of your car occurred….
when squirrels cross the road.
The beauty of nature – bestowed,
we’re taking for granted, no words…
it’s hopelessly late, when we mourn...
so drivers know and are warned,
when squirrels cross the road.
Image credit: en.wikipedia.org
Submitted for d'Verse: Form for All: rondeau
A cool autumn feel.. and I love squirrels.. especially in autumn..
ReplyDeleteThanks, Bjorn. Your poem inspired me, and trying a new form - like stretching muscles.
DeleteThis is a lovely poem - and the image gave me a chuckle. Do red squirrels really drive slowly?
ReplyDeleteOn the downside - you seem to be a line short of a rondeau; there should be another line in your final stanza.
Your use of rhymes and near rhymes is very clever - and helped to get you out of a corner I should think ... smiles
haha...you'right...but I fit in one line R & a, so what the problem...
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caring and sharing we humans should learn and do always
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed the poem about the squirrels..interesting topic.
ReplyDeleteWe must be careful with those squirrels on the roads ~ Interesting one Humbird ~
ReplyDeleteHave a good weekend ~
I have never seen a red squirrel - I live in the wrong part of the UK! A lovely warning to be careful, all wrapped up in a rondeau form. Brava!
ReplyDeleteThe squirrels do flee right in front of me haha fun one
ReplyDeleteHa, what a neat theme to take for your rondeau!
ReplyDeleteOne from the coast to the prairie a squirrel could go from tree to tree and never touch the ground. They bury many more acorns than they use, so they are responsible for the forest.. if we carve out enough highways to run over them we destroy the forest...
ReplyDeletenice...i rather love nature and squirrels are one of my fav animals....i have a shirt wiht a squirrel on it...ha...and Edgar is right too in how they spread our forest...
ReplyDeleteAnd I bet the red squirrels do drive slowly! Sorry for the grammarly joke on such a serious subject. We are all squirrels, and I think your images show that.
ReplyDeleteLove those little squirrels - although rarely see them in the fur. We must take care of our planet and all that live upon it.
ReplyDeleteAnna :o]
Great sign, And a great reminder that we need to be watching out for the little critters! Nicely done.
ReplyDeleteah we sure have to be careful...never seen such a sign over here... we should have them as well
ReplyDeleteFairy tale mode and good rhymes! There should be signs for a lot of rare species.
ReplyDeletebeautiful! subtle of how we often trample on the beauty around us.
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