racoons – September 5

Posted on September 6, 2013 by landl30

9.5

the racoon shakes the bird

feeder until it falls to the

ground

the homeowner rails and

grumbles and takes it

down

the birds miss their seed

all gone and done

and God watches

as we humans

act like racoons.

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