One afternoon, 'neath the shed,
mr. groundhog waited...
nothing in sight, not a cat, nor a leapfrog
just the fading sound of walking clogs
"oohhh, she's gone! time to burrow
.....my path is still short and narrow."
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mr. groundhog started digging.....up to the rotting log
of the wide, cut-up oak tree, upon which, a bull frog
landed...then, leapt to a hidden garden bog.
fine rains started to wet the soil...at last, mr. groundhog,
emerged from his hole on the grassy center
he popped his head out.....suddenly, great fear
enfolded him, he felt a rushing wind...whatever, whoever,
could be watching....then, an odd scent filled the air,
it persisted...that stinging smell...of pepper
lucky woodchuck! the scent dispersed in the ether
its tiny granules got soaked in rainwater.
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mr. groundhog sighed..."i'll leave it to the weather,
i'm kinda tired...........october, is almost over."
Sally
Copyright Rosalia Rosario A. Bayan
October 24, 2018
Not at all fiction....groundhogs have started digging,
ruining my sister's green backyard...ground pepper
is one of many deterrents....and it's kinda cruel....
