Shakesquirrel

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    One afternoon I was relaxing on my garden bench out back watching this industrious little squirrel racing up and down to the top of one of our tallest pine trees while building his nest near the top. Wondering how he'd survive our summer storms way up there unsheltered, my mind wandered back in time to Shakespeare. Next thing I knew, I was humorously channeling Shakespearean into this poem. My apologies to my muse.

    Shakesquirrel

    What lightning from yonder window breaks

    Raining down in torrential fortitude,

    When thou sought out the highest tree

    With nest of leaves and pine bough’s crude.

     

    All that glitters is not gold

    I find from this my lofty height,

    While mortals build on ground at bay

    We squirrels build high and out of sight.

     

    Now is the summer of my discontent

    Where the storms taunt me - I goofed,

    Alas the eagle suffers little birds to sing

    Where is the framing of thy roof?

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    Marsink commented on Shakesquirrel

    01-24-2011

    Clever and creative with attention to detail in the forming of rhyme and rhythm! Then, to top it off, there is no roof, which caps it with humor! Applause Crescendo!!
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    Whiskers

    01/24/2011

    Thank you Mars, it was indeed a lot of fun the way it came together. I wouldn't have purposely tried to plagarize the Bard, it just happened!

    Teardrops commented on Shakesquirrel

    01-23-2011

    Yes again a poem that brings a lot of knowledge to be taken in . Great write my friend
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    Whiskers

    01/23/2011

    Thank you Teardrops. I guess research into the Bard came in handy this time. Blessings, Whiskers.

    To have great poets there must be great audiences too.

    Walt Whitman, American Poet (1819-1892)

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