Squirrel hunting
Like bringing jerky for supper
Tough to chew on
Today at d’Verse, Sarah gave us a selection of seven different lines from one of her favorite books and asked us to choose one and write a poem about it. These lines come from “Surfacing” by Kathleen Jamie.
I know there is very little meat on a squirrel so I wrote my poem accordingly.
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Photo: Dwight L. Roth
Roth Poetry 
What an odd posture for Mr. Squirrel, like a little supplicant. A friend of mine from school used to hunt squirrels for his mother to make squirrel stew. We neighborhood kids were horrified.
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Ha Ha! I can imagine! This is my entitled squirrel, or so he thought till he got caught and transferred to a new lot!
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😀
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Jerky I know! So I get what you mean by ‘tough to chew on’. 🙂 Are squirrels actually being eaten?
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Very rarely! This was one of the suggested prompts. Not much meat on a squirrel! :>)
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Oh, I remember my grandfather bringing squirrel home for grandmother to ‘fry up.’ To this day, the thought makes me cringe. However your poem is wonderful!
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I tried to show the futility of squirrel hunting!
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oh dear me, so glad I’m a veggo … poor little cutie … great creativity Dwight to make us all turn up our noses!
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Ha! Turns up my nose too! Thanks Kate!
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lol so purely for our amusement, that’s a relief!
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No I am not skinning a squirrel for a piece of tough jerky!! LOL
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lol I didn’t think that was the case! No idea why people like jerky … squirrel beef or otherwise
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Oh no! I know people do eat squirrels, but I can’t say I fancy it. I also thought of the way squirrels are constantly gnawing on nuts – so i first read it as cute, and then as “ugh???”. Clever.
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Thank you! I think I remember my mom cooking one many many years ago. It was pretty tough! Thanks Sarah
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According to a Chinese lady I once met, they are good on the barbecue! But I couldn’t vouch for that, cute little critters would be hard to eat…
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Only tough muscle! Not much fat on a squirrel!
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I guess it is all what we are used to. Very clever poem!
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Thank you very much! :>)
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You are welcome!
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Clever poem, Dwight! No squirrels on my plate! They are too cute!
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Ha ha… I can understand! Thanks!
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Reblogged this on By the Mighty Mumford and commented:
NOT EXACTLY KENTUCKY FRIED…ARE THEY?
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Ha ha! I guess not! Maybe in Kentucky! LOL Thanks!
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I mean Dwight who could shoot that cute little fella? I enjoyed reading this.
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Ha Ha! When he chews on my vinyl windows and climbs on my roof to get the bird seed he does not conjure up much love. Thanks Rob. I guess if you were hungry and desperate anything can become food!
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I very much like the squirrel doing the hunting. I do, however, remember my mother’s brothers going hunting in the woods and bringing home squirrel which grandma fried up for breakfast, Today I would be horrified, then it was simply a matter of fact—hunters brought home the food!
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What a great story! That would make a great flash fiction !
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I wonder how they manage to break open those tough nuts, with their tiny paws……..
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Oh they bite into them with their sharp teeth!!
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yum
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:>)
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Nope… I wouldn’t like squirrels for supper, I think I’d prefer jerky
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Ha.. me too~ Thanks!
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Photo wonderful! My squirrels in their wildlife paradise would be horrified. Nuts? Yesterday, they had for breakfast whole Christmas pudding. So there!
Joanna
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Ha Ha! All they do here is pig out on birds seed from my feeder! Then they come back and bring their friends! LOL Hope you have lots of pudding for them!! :>)
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😀 I had to laugh at this:
“I know there is very little meat on a squirrel so I wrote my poem accordingly.”
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Glad it made your smile! Thanks Ken!
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Sometimes that’s all there is…(K)
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Desperate times demand desperate measures!
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True.
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Such a special photo, a squirrel sitting in that posture! However, such a small piece of food for such a big guy. My favorite memory of a squirrel is when one jumped out of a tree. I was astounded to hear the “thud” and the realization that squirrels jump from heights! 🙂
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Thank you very much! That is one fat squirrel. He loved my sunflower seeds in the bird feeder! What a funny surprise for you.
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Haha, the picture actually appeared in my dream last night yet the squirrel was fatter and he was holding a larger nut. Funny! Thank you for sharing, have a good day. 🙂
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What a wonderful little fellow, and how well you have photographed him, Dwight!
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Thank Pete! He doesn’t mind posing for food. You can see he is fatter than most! :>)
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LOL! Clever, Dwight.
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Thank you! Short and sweet!! :>)
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A lovely poem on a lovely subject
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Thank you very much!
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You’re welcome
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This is absolutely brilliant! Such power in the brevity of your verse 🙂
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Well written those little devils of my garden Dwight! ❤️ 🤣🤣 Cindy
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They can be real pests! Thanks Cindy.
Side note: I have found f few of your comments in my spam and trash. I don’t know why that is happening, but I do appreciate all of your comments!!
Dwight
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I tell you squirrels and WP pests.. I get that too.. ugh!
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I hardly ever check that , I was surprised to find a couple of my great followers there.
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That’s funny, unfortunately, once you learn that it happens.. you will double check.. ❤️
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Yes, regularly now!
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👏👏👏
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Nice post!
We let squirrels roam around in our garden freely like in a sanctuary. We never hurt them.
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They roam freely here as well. When we get too many I move them to a different location where they can run free and not bother anyone! Thanks for your comment!
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Animals do many things in a very organized way!
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Yes, they do, it is fun to watch them out the back window as they go about their day! Thanks for you comment!
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