Returning Memories

[anna]

It's almost dusk!
Oh, how my heart is racing!
Will he be here again today?
Will he arrive?
Oh please God, let him come!
I pray nothing has happened to him
An accident perhaps

Ah, at last I see a stirring
Behind the bushes in the yard.
Arrogant and beautiful
Regal and sleek
He steps into full view.
Leading his little harem of four
To where the grass is juicy and sweet.

I call him Big Daddy Buck
This magnificent creature
Who now stands alert,
Head back, nose in the air
Awaiting the scent of a puma
Or a semi perhaps
This is, after all, the city
He must be on guard for any danger.

They're here most evenings
This little band
Grazing as though this grass
Was planted just for them
Were it my yard it would have been
Neighbors don't pay much attention anymore
They're bored with all of it

But I still stand at my window
Every day at the usual hour
Just to catch a glimpse
And remember when
This land was indeed free
And when morning comes
I hear the rattling of my doorknob
And will feed the squirrels
Who come for breakfast
Only to remember all over again

[anirbas]

I LOVE THIS, ANNA!!!!!!

It took me there...For a few seconds...
I was standing at the window, looking out at the buck
and his family with you...Beautiful, smile making moment...
Thanks for that and thanks for sharing, Anna! Sabrina.

[anna]

I'm glad I could give you a smile, Sabrina. It is, indeed, the highlight of my day when this little band of munchers shows up!
Anna

[anirbas]

Smiling, I am...
And know what you mean...
Watching nature and kids at play,
is my preferred highlight of the day,
no matter what else is highlighting my day...LOL...
I'm curious though, is the poem, talking about deer, or squirrels?
I thought deer, as they eat grass...But, you mentioned squirrels, in your
comment in my bird thread...So, I was thinking, is this poem about deer or squirrels?
I'm so confused these days...LOL...Running to many errands to think straight...
Either way, the poem works and rocks for me...And I'm still enjoying the angle
looking out from your window...Grins...Sabrina.

[DavidMc]

I enjoyed reading your poem very much Anna, but like Sabrina was unsure of the critters involved ... (I'm pretty sure it wasn't about cats I think almost every poem has a cat in it somewhere

Whether it was deer or squirrels, thanks for sharing.

David

[anna]

It's about both actually. The deer that come at dusk to "mow" the lawn and the squirrels who literally rattle my doorknob in the morning for their breakfast. And all this in the midst of city traffic! Am I blessed or what?!!!!!LOL The little herd of deer that wander through, however, are what truly make my heart sing!

Sabrina--I only offered to send you squirrels in exchange for birds because I didn't think I could afford the freight for Big Daddy!LMAO

[anirbas]

I get a kick out of squirrels, birds, and such...I used to see herds of deer crossing the highways and roadways around San Angelo, when out driving at dusk or nightime, twenty thousand chapters ago in my life, when I lived out there...LOL...That's neat...You just have to stop driving and let them pass...There are also tarantulas so big out there, you can see them crossing the street when you're driving...They look like small, hairy hands...Shivers...Just gave myself the shivers and now, you too, Anna! LOL Sabrina.