BUSYBODY: An Animal Mask Poem



 

Yesterday, I watched my granddaughter Julia as she looked out the side door at two gray squirrels scampering along the old rock wall that serves as the boundary line between our “new” property and the property of our next door neighbors. It’s fun for me to look at a familiar scene like squirrels skittering around through the eyes of little Julia who gets so excited about such things. I enjoy  listening to her excited noises when she gets wrapped up in the wonder of things that are new to her young eyes.

 

Today, I’m sharing an animal mask poem. In it, I tried to capture the voice of a squirrel busy scavenging for food in autumn.

BUSYBODY

By Elaine Magliaro

I’m a hurrier
scurrier
scamperer
scavenger
searching for acorns
and maple tree seeds
stashing them now
for my wintertime needs.

It’s autumn…

I’m busy.
I’ve much work to do.
So sorry I can’t stop
To visit with you.

Must hurry,

Must scurry…
Can’t chatter today.
I’m busy…too busy
Must be on my way.

 

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Here are some pictures of Julia enjoying her first tastes of her Grampy’s yummy homemade lasagna:



 Here are two pictures that I took of her when we vacationed in Maine in late August:



 

Here is a picture that I took of Julia at her first birthday party in August:



 



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Marjorie has the Poetry Friday Roundup at Paper Tigers this week.