Furry Ones with Sprinkles

Freeverse

They said this strange man ate his squirrel:

such a lovely arboreal rodent, a creature that nibbles.

First he eats its legs, then its body,

but omits the heart. That is precious.

 

What? We do not eat a squirrel?

Boiled, broiled, roasted or raw? With sprinkles?

There are strange people who choose

certain creatures of fur. But never one that gnaws?

 

And those spirited, spunky sprinkles?

There are strange folk who resist a pitter-patter,

with or without a squirrel, whether it be boiled or broiled,

even roasted or raw - without those sprinkles

 

and, of course, those spatters.

There are funny folk.

They don’t eat an arboreal gnawer?

And do we think of Gnawer and his ark - with squirrels?

 

So odd how we ponder

on creatures of fur, with or without

those spirited, spunky sprinkles.

Brains do the oddest of things.

(20 Sep 2024)

Reviews

[Writergurl]

I had a squirrel take a peanut butter and jelly sandwich from my hand and ate it.
Enjoyed this write

[Andrew John]

Thanks Writegurl. I do have in mind a short story about a vampire and a squirrel called Cyril. Still working on it!

[Mark]

A nice stream of consciousness poem. I enjoyed it. :)

[Andrew John]

Thanks very much, Mark.

[Marie]

People do the oddest things! I feel it's the mind rather than the brain which prompts them to. However, a very nice play with words. A fun write, but not for the poor squirrell! Thank you for sharing, dear poet...

[Andrew John]

Ah, we probably give the squirrel an anaesthesia first! Thanks for your comment Marie.

[Marie]

Welcome, dear poet...

[Soren]

Odd to some is normal to others. I have known some that ate squirrels and worse things. I've had grasshoppers and ants, gator and snake but never squirrels. A most fun read

[Andrew John]

Interesting! Thanks, Soren.