I Have A Little Squirrel

One Of Many I Feed.

I have a little squirrel

I have a little squirrel
Or at least to me, it seems.
She comes to me when I call
For a nut or a seed to eat.

I have a little squirrel 
Of course, I know it’s not mine.
God made them one and all
His to delight us all.

I have a little squirrel
I have not named her at all.
But I know it is a girl
As she stood up to show us all.

I have a little squirrel 
That comes for a bite or two.
Will she bring her little ones
In the spring to share her tasty plate ?

I have a little squirrel
She climbs my pant leg so
She can reach the peanut
To sit and eat or run to hide it.

I have a little squirrel
Hairs glisten in the sun, clean and bright.
Now she scratches. 
Is it a flee (that bits) she feels?

I have a little squirrel
Who comes when I call
While others shake their tails
While they scamper away.

I have a little squirrel
I don’t like chased away
By our neighbor’s cat
Or their barking dogs.

Other little squirrels, though, 
Teases those below with a
Steady chat-chat chattering 
and a whipping of their tails.

I started thinking about this poem on 2/21/2019 as I was feeding her sunflower seeds and peanuts on our patio table. I started writing this poem about 11:00 PM on 2/21/2019. First Draft.

Now, It is my little cat that likes to chase the squirrels. He even climbs the trees to try to get closer to them. They just keep chattering at him as they climb higher. (Added 5/27;2024.)

I enjoy writing them when they seem so obvious and fall together nicely.

Some of these you may wish to copy and send to younger children.