The Journey of twenty-two hundred miles begins with just a single step. Lao Tzu (paraphrased) This blog is mainly about my excursion upon the Appalachian Trail. This is a journey that has been 15 years in the planning stage and on March 20, 2022 it will see that plan being executed. Please feel free to leave comments and follow me on the social media of your choosing.

Thursday, October 23, 2008

The Bird and the Squirrel

The Bird and the Squirrel came to visit one day,

in my kitchen one day,

as if they were going to stay.

The Bird and the squirrel can to visit one day,

And Chaos soon reign.

 

Said the Bird to the Squirrel,  "Let set up house,

"As if we were two mouses,

"And be terrible louses"

Said the Bird to the Squirrel, "Let set up house

And run the other occupants away.

 

Said the Squirrel to the Bird, " That's the best I've heard,

"We'll reign over the curds

"Why I think that's superb"

Said the Squirrel to the Bird, "That's the best I've heard"

and begin to items arrange.

 

But in came the cat, to see what was that

that was making such a racket

as if something was in a straight jacket

But in came the cat, to see what was that

and maybe get a morsel to eat.

 

The Bird cried out, "There is the cat,

"As black as a bat,

"and all sleek and fat"

The bird cried out, "There is the cat,

and I don't like the way it's eyeing me.

 

But the Squirrel said, "Enough

"That cat ain't so tough

"I lick it's furry butt

But the Squirrel said "Enough,

"I'll send it scurrying away."

 

So the squirrel jumped the cat,

Upon the cat's back.

and rode where he sat.

So the squirrel jumped the cat,

and rode the poor dear like a jockey.

 

While the Bird and the Squirrel made sport of the cat,

The Squirrel on the back

The bird squawking, "Attack!"

While the Bird and the Squirrel made sport of the cat,

The man of the manor walks in.

 

Said the man of the manor, "What buffoonery is this,

riding my cat as you wish,

you think you can get away with this."

Said the man of the manor, "What buffoonery is this,

as he helped the cat make her escape.

 

The man of the manor returns with two tough toms

to do the Bird and the Squirrel harm

thinking that they should be alarm

The man of the manor returns with two tough toms

And prepares to watch them play.

 

The Bird and the Squirrel gave the two toms a whirl

The Bird on the attack

and so was the Squirrel

The Bird and the Squirrel gave the two toms a whirl

and sent them streaking away.

 

Said the man of the manor, " I'll not have any of that,

You've embarrassed my cats

You overgrown tweety and rat

Said the man of the manor, "I've have bird shot bird shot for that,

and the Bird and the Squirrel saw their last day.

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