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Suburban Wildlife Encounters for Writers's Cramp |
Suburban Wildlife Encounters 38 lines When I lived in suburban Northern Virginia In a typical suburban street I would from time to time Encounter wildlife. There were deer in the neighborhood Living in the gully stream bed Along with bats, birds, Coyotes, feral cats, foxes, rabbits, racoons, opossums, snakes and squirrels. One morning I saw a strange dog Looking at me Then I realized that it was a coyote Out no doubt for his breakfast. We stared at each other Then he bounded off I never saw him again. We saw the rabbits Every night During the summer season, They loved to sneak Into our backyard garden For breakfast. The sterlings and swallows Were daily visitors Sitting on our front door step We tried everything To get rid of them Even putting out beanie babies And fake owls from Walmart, That scared them off For a few days. Finally a handyman sealed Off the porch And they went elsewhere. When we lived in Barbados We had a band of monkeys Living in the gully behind the house They waited until we left In the morning Then raided our garden for breakfast. |